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Salts Mill

The iconic mill at the heart of Saltaire

391 items in the archive

Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (2)

Salts Mill can be seen on the right half of the photograph with a partial view of Salts Mill offices

Salts Mill offices and Mill from the railway bridge (2)

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Spinning 4

Photograph shows spinning room with spinning machinery down the right hand side of the room

Spinning 4

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Ring twisting

Photograph shows twisting machinery

Ring twisting

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Warping 1

Photograph shows a section of a warping room with 7 people working at the machinery

Warping 1

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Weaving 1

Photograph shows part of a weaving shed with lots of lampshades hanging above the machinery

Weaving 1

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Weaving 2

Photograph shows a weaving room full of weaving machinery

Weaving 2

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Weaving 3

Photograph shows weaving shed from above

Weaving 3

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Woolsorting (1)

Photograph shows eleven men standing in front of windows woolsorting

Woolsorting (1)

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Engineer's shop (2)

Photograph shows the inside of an engineer's shop

Engineer's shop (2)

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Finishing

Photograph shows finishing machinery

Finishing

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Steam turbine (1)

Steam turbine 1 is to the right of the photograph

Steam turbine (1)

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Dyeing (2)

The photograph shows a male worker standing to the left of the picture behind a table piled with two different types of coloured cloth

Dyeing (2)

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Burling and mending

Photograph shows a number of burling and mending tables with a large pile of grey pieces (unfinished cloth) in the foreground

Burling and mending

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Finishing and washing

Photograph shows the finishing room with two men holding a length of white cloth

Finishing and washing

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Packing and despatch (1)

Photograph shows a number of men packing yarn

Packing and despatch (1)

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Dyeing (1)

Photograph shows New Mill

Dyeing (1)

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Hank winding

Photograph shows close ups of four workers standing among machines

Hank winding

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Wool washing

Photograph shows a room filled with wool washing machinery

Wool washing

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Spinning 3

Photograph shows the full length of the spinning room with spinning machinery

Spinning 3

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The front entrance of Salts mill offices

Close up of Salts Mill offices

The front entrance of Salts mill offices

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Packing and despatch (2)

Photograph shows piles of cloth both packed and unpacked

Packing and despatch (2)

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Carding (1)

Hopper Feed on right of photo full of scoured wool going into the carding engine

Carding (1)

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Carding (2)

photograph shows the doffing end of worsted carding engine

Carding (2)

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Carding (3)

Room containing 3 carding machines in combing shed

Carding (3)

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