Come and find Saltaire’s history
Coming soon! World Heritage Day is being celebrated in Sataire on Saturday 27th April. The Saltaire Collection will mark the day by launching its brand… Read More »Come and find Saltaire’s history
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A brighter future for the Saltaire Collection
A brighter future for Saltaire’s historical collection thanks to £93k lottery grant The Saltaire World Heritage Education Association has been awarded a grant of £93,172… Read More »A brighter future for the Saltaire Collection
Return of the Saltaire Collection
Most of the items from the Saltaire Collection have been on their summer holidays courtesy of Bradford Museums and Galleries. Our home in Shipley College’s… Read More »Return of the Saltaire Collection
Saltaire Collection packing up to leave
The Saltaire Collection is all packed up and ready to go to Bradford Industrial Museum for temporary storage over the summer. Our home in Shipley… Read More »Saltaire Collection packing up to leave
The Iwakura Embassy: When samurai came to Saltaire
1872 saw something unique in Saltaire. The village welcomed a group of Japanese dignitaries, the Iwakura Embassy. And 2023 sees, for the first time, the… Read More »The Iwakura Embassy: When samurai came to Saltaire
Secret tunnels of Saltaire
Thank you to Bradford Through The Lens for working with Maggie from the Saltaire Collection to produce a fascinating film about one of the Saltaire tunnels and the history of the Exhibition Building.
New heritage story boards
The Saltaire Collection has been working hard to produce some story boards telling the story of Salts Mill. The boards are on display in Shipley… Read More »New heritage story boards
Help improve access to Saltaire’s heritage
We need an audience research consultant. During the first half of 2023, the National Lottery Heritage Fund is funding a small project led by the Saltaire… Read More »Help improve access to Saltaire’s heritage
See inside the Salt Building
Come and have a look inside Shipley College’s Salt Building – originally the first purpose-built school in Saltaire. As part of Saltaire Festival, and Heritage Open Days,… Read More »See inside the Salt Building
Lord Mendoza visits the Collection
In late October we were excited to host a visit from Lord Mendoza, the Government’s Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal, and officials from the… Read More »Lord Mendoza visits the Collection
The history of Pace
Salts Mill was reborn from the late 1980s onwards as a centre for innovative industrial, recreational and cultural businesses. The story of this renaissance would… Read More »The history of Pace
A history of Sir Titus Salt’s Hospital
Sir Titus Salt’s Hospital was opened in September 1868 and provided crucial medical help many decades before the foundation of the National Health Service.