Sir Titus Salt, 1803-1876
Titus Salt, born in 1803, was initially educated in a ‘dame school’ in Morley (near Leeds), then at Batley Grammar…
Titus Salt, born in 1803, was initially educated in a ‘dame school’ in Morley (near Leeds), then at Batley Grammar…
James Roberts was a self-made man who rose from humble beginnings to be the owner of Salts Mill and Saltaire.…
Titus Salt Jnr. was the fifth and youngest son of Sir Titus Salt and was aged only 10 years when…
Family and family home Isabel was the youngest child and only daughter of Titus Salt Junior (youngest son of Sir…
4 May 1918 – 21 December 2014 Denys Salt was the Great-grandson of Sir Titus Salt, Grandson of Titus Salt…
Dorothy Sharp was a librarian and one of the founders of the Saltaire Historical Collection. Dorothy and her husband Alan…
Headmistress of Salts Girls High School 1886-1920 Early life Little is known in the Saltaire Collection about Harriet’s early life.…
Bob Cryer MP and MEP (1934-1994): A Childhood in Saltaire Bob’s Family Bob Cryer was born on 3rd December 1934,…
Fairbairn was the greatest mill-builder and experimental engineer of the middle quarters of the C19th. He made a huge contribution…
From Railwayman to Secretary of the Salt Schools William Fry was born in 1837 in Wellington, Somerset. His parents were…
Medina’s view about girls’ education is summed up in her words, I would have girls placed on an equality with…
Catherine was born in 1846 into the Crossley family of Halifax, her father, Jospeh, being one of the trio of…
Most people in the Village at the turn of this century knew Clive Woods, with his ruddy complexion, bushy beard, ready…
Hannah Mitchell was born in 1868, coincidentally, the year the new hospital in Saltaire was opened. The 1871 census shows…