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Sir Titus Salt

1803-1876

Industrialist who built Saltaire

318 items in the archive

Methley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A viilage near Leeds in West Yorkshire

Methley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Crow Nest, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Crow Nest was a large house in its own grounds originally buitl in 1775 by the prominent Walker family

Crow Nest, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Morley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A village near Leeds in West Yorkshire

Morley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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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 & Saltaire

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

Salt & Saltaire

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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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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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Saltaire Congregational Church

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

Saltaire Congregational Church

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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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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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Photographic postcards of Saltaire and Shipley from the early twentieth centuries

Black and white photographic postcards of various scenes in and near Saltaire and Shipley

Photographic postcards of Saltaire and Shipley from the early twentieth centuries

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Railway Station, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Saltaire Railway station was part of the Midland Railway and opened in 1856

Railway Station, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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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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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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Exhibition Building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Exhibition Building opened in 1887, built by Titus Salt Junior, Sir Titus’s youngest son, in memory of his father

Exhibition Building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Bingley: A living history

History of Bingley fom the middle nineteenth century to the early twenty first century

Bingley: A living history

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United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Titus Salt was a devout Congregationalist

United Reformed Church building, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Victoria Hall, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Originally, this building was known as The Saltaire Club and Institute, with only the main hall called Victoria Hall

Victoria Hall, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Titus Salt and Saltaire - Industry and Virtue by John Styles

A short history of Saltaire, containing text and black and white photographs

Titus Salt and Saltaire - Industry and Virtue by John Styles

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Saltaire : An introduction to the village of Sir Titus Salt' by Jack Reynolds

A brief history of the story of Saltaire, combined with a guided walk around the village

Saltaire : An introduction to the village of Sir Titus Salt' by Jack Reynolds

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Child's Straw hat

Child's flattened straw hat with cream silk bow and 50+ silk daisies.

Child's Straw hat

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