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Bingley: a look at the past

A paper-backed booklet by Dorothy Burrows

Bingley: a look at the past

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Sir Titus Salt

A biography of Titus Salt by his friend and contemporary the Reverend R

Sir Titus Salt

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A mansion for murder, by Frances Brody

A novel by Frances Brody

A mansion for murder, by Frances Brody

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Salt and Saltaire

Book containing many historical photographs of Saltaire, Salts Mill and places, people and events associated with the family of Sir Titus Salt

Salt and Saltaire

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Saltaire: Through time

Book containing many historical photographs of Saltaire accompanied by modern images of the same, similar or related scene

Saltaire: Through time

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Salt & Saltaire

A history of Sir Titus Salt and Saltaire by W.E

Salt & Saltaire

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Timeline for Shipley Grange

Transcribed extracts from newspapers and census records telling brief story of Shipley Grange, a large Victorian house in Shipley close to Saltaire

Timeline for Shipley Grange

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Saltaire: a look a the past

A paper-backed booklet by Dorothy Burrows

Saltaire: a look a the past

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Harden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Village near Bradford in West Yorkshire

Harden, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Saltaire Philharmonic Society

An amateur musical society based in Saltaire in the early twentieth century.

Saltaire Philharmonic Society

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Saltaire Congregational Church

Titus Salt was a member of the non-conformist Congregational Church

Saltaire Congregational Church

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Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The first building to be constructed in Saltaire, Salts Mill was designed to manufacture textiles on a truly industrial scale

Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Salt High School building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Salt School building on Victoria Road opened in 1868 as the location for the Factory School associated with Salts Mill

Salt High School building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Statue of Sir Titus Salt

Original framed photograph of a statue of Sir Titus Salt

Statue of Sir Titus Salt

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Bust of Sir Titus Salt

Original framed photograph of a bust of Sir Titus Salt.

Bust of Sir Titus Salt

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Sir Titus Salt's Hospital building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Titus Salt built an infirmary in Saltaire to care for the village residents

Sir Titus Salt's Hospital building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Boathouse, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The original boathouse was built in 1871

Boathouse, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Dining Hall building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Dining Hall was the very first public building in Saltaire, completed in 1854

Dining Hall building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Almshouses, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Titus Salt was determined to ensure a decent quality of life for his workers, even after they left his employ

Almshouses, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Main hall of Exhibition Road building

Black and white photograph showing the ground floor, balcony and entrances to the main hall of the Exhibition Road Building

Main hall of Exhibition Road building

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Sir Titus Salt and sons: A farming legacy

Recounts the interest of Sir Titus Salt and some of his sons in agriculture and farming

Sir Titus Salt and sons: A farming legacy

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Sir William Fairbairn

A portrait drawing of Sir William Fairbairn, the leading Victorian engineer, published in the Supplement to the Illustrated London News 29 August 1974 following

Sir William Fairbairn

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Bygone Bradford

A book of black and white photographs from the commercial archive of the Bradford Telegraph and Argus newspaper

Bygone Bradford

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Yorkshire: Pictorial memories

A book of black and white photographs from the commercial archive of Francis Frith and Company

Yorkshire: Pictorial memories

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