Saltaire World Heritage Site

We would love to hear your stories. Did you live in the Village or work in Salts Mill?
Please contact us. Visit the Don't Tell Titus, Tell Roger! pages - this is where people get in touch to share their family history and other Saltaire stories.

The history of Saltaire's Street Names, by Barlo & Shaw
The ABC of Saltaire street names and houses, from Ada Street to William Henry Street. Barlo & Shaw guide you though their history.
Added to website 18 September 2007 Art Treasures in Manchester: 150 years on
6 Oct 2007 – 27 Jan 2008, Free Admission
Titus Salt was probably the most important employer who organised a trip for his workers to visit the original Art Treasures Exhibition held in Manchester in 1857. A new exhibition running from 6 October to 27 January 2008 will mark its 150th anniversary.
Added to website (located in NEWS section): 28 August 2007 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.
Added to website: 21 July 2007 Salts Mill: Workers' trip to Blackpool in June 1953
The photos were taken on Friday 26th June 1953, when Salts (Saltaire) Ltd arranged a mill outing to Blackpool for its workers. The event was part of the company’s centenary celebrations. If you can identify the people in the photos, please get in touch with Dave Shaw. Please follow this link to view the photos and info on how to get in touch.
Added to website: 5 June 2007 I was born in the village at number 15 Shirley Street in June 1917...
Bert Thornton, resident of Saltaire and now in his 90th year, gave this talk to the Saltaire History Club on 17 May 2007. His story of life in Saltaire as a child, visiting the mill and going to school, is rich in detail and captures the Esprit de Corps of Saltaire Village life.
Added to website: 26 May 2007 The story of New Hirst Mill
Bill Hampshire shares his expert knowledge of the development of the textile industry in this area before Titus Salt built Salts Mill on the River Aire. Bill gave this talk to the Saltaire History Club on 17 May 2007, bringing the history of New Hirst Mill to life.
Added to website: 26 May 2007 The Mystery of Edward Salt, Salt Air, Ohio
Steve Page from Cincinnati got in touch with us via the Chat Board on this website. His parents live in Saltair, Ohio - where Steve grew up - and the legend goes that this Saltair, Ohio, USA is connected with our Saltaire, Yorkshire, England. The Saltaire Sleuths are on the case! Added to website: 13 April 2007 Eddie Lawler's poem, Tale of the Works Trip, tells the story of Salt's mill workers going on a trip to Gordal Scar in the Yorkshire Dales, before Titus Salt built Saltaire. Three articles on education in Saltaire from 1833 - 1887, kindly sent to us by Richard Coomber on 23 February 2007. Richard participates in the Saltaire History Club.
Added to website: 23 Feb 2007 History of one man's enchantment with Shipley Glen's Pleasure Ground and his fight to save it. The Pleasure Ground's Aerial Glide was reportedly the oldest surviving static amusement park ride in the UK and the only surviving ride of its type anywhere.
Read our introduction and visit Gary Radice's site: The Magic Eye, to read the interview with Mike Short.The Tourist Information Centre, located at 2 Victoria Road, Saltaire, closed on 4th January 2007. The TIC page was located in the Business section of this site, and has now been relocated here, in History.Two articles on Medina Sarah Griffiths, the first headmistress of the Girls School in Saltaire. These articles are fantastic! They was sent to us by Sally Rackham who lives in Tasmania. The first, 'A Headmistress of a School. Eighty Years Ago' was written by Sally's late grandmother Eveline Lewis nee Griffiths in about 1954, referring to her education at Saltaire School in the 1800s. The second article, 'Medina Sarah Griffiths, was written by Sally Rackham's father, the late Peter Lewis.Balgarnie's Salt - the original biography of Sir Titus Salt's life written by his contemporary and friend, Reverend Robert Balgarnie is made freely available. Download it here. [You can also buy the book on this site.]
Added to website on 23 October 2006 A brief history of Sir Titus Salt.History, as told by Salts Mill.The Saltaire Sentinel - making history today for future generations.More history coming soon!