The Japanese, and Chinese, connection
The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition was held in Saltaire in 1887. The Exhibition was held…
Netherlands – Saltaire’s story has fans around the world
Two Dutch Students - Ajay Baldewsing and Thomas Koopman (aged 15/16 years) contacted Saltaire Village…
Japanese connections in the 1970s
Donald Hanson recalled that as a Director of Illingworth, Morris, who had their headquarters at…
The Story of three of the Ricciardo sisters – working in Saltaire
The Ricciardo sisters came from Italy after the Second World War to work in the…
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The Story of three of the Ricciardo sisters – life in Italy
Dora Ricciardo was born on the 22 August 1929, in a village called Avezzano about…
Mohammed Bashir’s story – a change of career
Mohammed Bashir travelled from Mirpur, Pakistan in the 1950s to work in the textile mills…
Mohammed Bashir’s story – from Mirpur, Pakistan to Bradford
Mohammed Bashir was born in 1925 in a small village called Tangdew in Mirpur, now…
The Beverley Hills connection
The Ostrer Brothers Isidore and Maurice were the main shareholders of the major textile company…
Theresa Schistal’s Story – a new home in Saltaire
Theresa Schistal came to Saltaire from Austria shortly after the Second World War. The first…