building

Salts Mill

The iconic mill at the heart of Saltaire

391 items in the archive

Donald Hanson was the chair and chief executive of Illingworth, Morris the last owners of Salts Mill as a textiles business in the 1980s

Corporate Era

Hanson, Donald

other

1925-

The dye house at Salt's Mill 1920s

Corporate Era

The dye house at Salt's Mill 1920s

photograph

Photograph of Victoria Road pointing down towards the mill with hospital on right, around 1920s

Corporate Era

Victoria Road, Saltaire in the 1920s

postcard

A photograph of workers leaving the upper Mill yard

Corporate Era

Workers leaving Salts Mill (c 1920s)

photograph

Close up of the entrance to Upper Mill yard

Corporate Era

Salts Mill yard entrance (c. 1920s)

photograph

Workers walking up Victoria Road (c.1920s)

Slightly more distant photograph of workers walking up Victoria Road

Corporate Era

Workers walking up Victoria Road (c.1920s)

photograph

A number of children can be seen in the front of the photograph

Corporate Era

Workers walking up Victoria Road (c 1920s) (1)

photograph

Book of letters in a red coloured bound ledger, with numbered pages

Corporate Era

Roberts' letter book 1914-1917

document

Inside a building of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee exhibition 1887

Portrait photograph of inside one of the exhibition buildings, the room is open to the ceiling with windows reminiscent of the top floor of Salts Mill

Salt Family Era

Inside a building of the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee exhibition 1887

photograph

The Salt High School opened in 1876

Salt Family Era

Salt High School

other

1876-

Son of Sir James Roberts

Salt Family Era

Roberts, Bertram Foster

other

1876-

The Saltaire Club and Institute opened in 1870 and was based in a large new building on Victoria Road, above Salts Mill

Titus Salt Era

Saltaire Club and Institute

other

1870-

Saltaire Cricket Club was founded in 1869 and still operates today

Titus Salt Era

Saltaire Cricket Club

other

1869-

The New Mill built in 1868. Its chimney is a copy of the bell tower of a church in Venice

The New Mill built in 1868 as an extension to Salts Mill

Titus Salt Era

The New Mill built in 1868. Its chimney is a copy of the bell tower of a church in Venice

photograph

Salt's Mill Saltaire from the north west c.1860

Titus Salt Era

Salt's Mill Saltaire from the north west c.1860

photograph

Salts Mill was originally owned and operated by Titus Salt, Sons & Company

Titus Salt Era

Sir Titus Salt Bart. Sons & Co Limited

other

1853-1923

Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986 by Maggie Smith and Colin Coates

Titus Salt Era

Salts Mill- The Owners and Managers 1853-1986

document

From humble beginnings, James Roberts achieved great success in the textlie industry

Pre-Saltaire

Roberts, James, Sir

other

1848-

George arrived in Saltaire in 1860 to be an assistant teacher in the Factory School that provided part-time education for some of the children working in Salts

Pre-Saltaire