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…
Theresa Schistal’s Story – World War Two
Theresa was born in a small village called Mattersberg, just outside Vienna, Austria on the…
Belwarp and the Argentinian connection
‘Belwarp’ became a Salts textile company trademark. ‘The Belwarp’ was the trademark of a company…
Feliks Czenkusz arrives in Saltaire
Feliks Czenkusz escaped Poland at the start of the Second World War, and embarked on…
An extraordinary journey to work in Salts Mill – Feliks Czenkusz’s story
Feliks Czenkusz was born on June 4 1920 in a village called Lakorz, in Poland,…
The story of a teapot – returned from Dayton in 2012
There is a strong historical business connection between Saltaire and Dayton, Tennessee which you can…
Saltaire’s connection with Dayton Tennessee (USA)
The story begins with a man called Alfred Allott who was a close friend of…