SALTAIRE HISTORY CLUB
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Saltaire Journals
The Saltaire History Club was established in September 2006 to further the knowledge and awareness of the history of the village. The club is open equally and freely to all and holds quarterly meetings in the village. If you can’t get to meetings but want to learn more - keep an eye on the Saltaire Village History Club Chat Board! 
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Meeting dates 2008
17 April, 26 June, 2 October, 11 Dec. |
NEXT MEETING, 17 APRIL 08
 Next meeting on Thursday 17 April 2008. Meetings are held in the Exhibition Building of Shipley College, Exhibition Road from 7 - 9 pm. ALL WELCOME. More info >>
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The Saltaire History Club encourages new research about Saltaire and is able to publish suitable material through the Saltaire Journals. If you are actively involved in researching an aspect of Saltaire history, or you have a special area of expertise, please fill in our form and let us know about it. >>
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HISTORY CLUB MEETING ARCHIVE: Read the intros, see the posters and refer to notes on previous history club meetings. Go to archive >> |
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 THE SALTAIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS
By Roger Clarke
Saltaire barber, Peter Randall, showed me this photograph of the Saltaire Rifle Volunteers, which a branch of his family was involved with. The 39th West Riding Rifle Volunteers were established in Saltaire in 1859. The Volunteers were a Home Guard, a kind of Dad’s Army, formed with the idea of protecting Britain against invasion by Napoleon. More >>
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 ELAINE DONATES ORIGINAL BALGARNIE'S SALT
On Friday 11 April, Elaine Embleton met with Roger Clarke, to donate an orginal copy of Balgarnie's Salt, the biography of Sir Titus, written by his friend the Rev. Balgarnie, to the Saltaire Archive located in Shipley College Resource Centre, Exhibition Road. Roger was suitably attired as the historical figure, the Rev. Cowan, which he plays when conducting tours around Saltaire on behalf of Salts Walks. More >>
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 The history of Saltaire's street names
by Barlo & Shaw
Learn the history of Saltaire’s streets. Better still, if you live or have lived locally, share with us what you know about the history of your Saltaire house by writing in and telling us. More >>
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 Salts Mill outing to Blackpool
Photos taken in
June 1953 are now on-line. They belong to the Bradford Museum who have kindly allowed the site to publish them in the hope that people might be able to put names to faces.
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 Salt's Textile Production Captured in Paintings
The work of artist, Henry Carr
Leeds-based artist Henry Carr's paintings from the 1950s are on display in Salts Mill’s Gallery 2 depicting the sequence of textile production. More >>
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