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September 2019
Saltaire’s Hidden Heroes and Heroines Exhibition
An Exhibition of the Saltaire Historical Collection Will Honour Unsung Heroes and Heroines on 21 and 22 September. Find out about Saltaire’s Hidden Heroes and Heroines with activities for all the family and grab the chance to see some of the Saltaire Collection. The collection does not have a permanent exhibition space, so this is one of the few opportunities for the public to be able to see some fascinating historic artifacts and learn about unsung heroes. View more details Image…
Find out more »Saltaire’s Hidden Heroes and Heroines Exhibition
An Exhibition of the Saltaire Historical Collection Will Honour Unsung Heroes and Heroines on 21 and 22 September. Find out about Saltaire’s Hidden Heroes and Heroines with activities for all the family and grab the chance to see some of the Saltaire Collection. The collection does not have a permanent exhibition space, so this is one of the few opportunities for the public to be able to see some fascinating historic artifacts and learn about unsung heroes. View more details…
Find out more »October 2019
Volunteering with the Saltaire Collection
If you have ever thought about becoming a Saltaire Collection volunteer, this is your chance to come along and find out what it involves! About this Event The Saltaire Collection ( formerly Saltaire Stories) invites you to come along and find out about our volunteering opportunities! We are a community heritage project that aims to preserve and catalogue the many fascinating materials in the Saltaire Archive, housed in Shipley College. Our mission is also to provide opportunities for everyone to…
Find out more »Heroes and Heroines Exhibition prize giveaway
Heroes and Heroines Exhibition prize giveaway The Saltaire Collection is launching a series of ‘Things to do’ webpages in conjunction with our latest online exhibition ‘Saltaire’s Hidden Heroes and Heroines’. Our Things to do pages include something for everyone to enjoy including trails around Saltaire, colouring in and creative activities. We are celebrating the launch with a prize give away. There are three prizes: children under 10 years of age, children 10-14 and anyone over 14 (adults and young…
Find out more »April 2020
CANCELLED – Titus Salt, James Roberts: Two journeys
CANCELLED Due to the Covid-19 situation this World Heritage Day event at Salts Mill has been cancelled. HOWEVER, the organisers will be making a big effort to stage it later in the year if at all possible. Saltaire History Club, in partnership with Salts Mill and the Saltaire Collection, presents the tale of the two personalities who shaped Saltaire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Nick Salt and Jamie Roberts tell the parallel stories of their illustrious ancestors, from humble beginnings to ennobled gentry, both characterised by dynastic ambitions…
Find out more »May 2021
Saltaire: Foundation and legacy
Celebrate Saltaire World Heritage Site's 20th anniversary: A wonderful free exhibition supported by knowledgable historians. Across 19 days between 28 May 2021 and 20 June 2021 at the Salts Mill boardroom Victoria Road, Saltaire, SHIPLEY, West Yorkshire BD18 3LF Through text and images, the exhibition will tell you about Titus Salt, the founder of the village, and James Roberts, one of his successors as the owner of the mighty Salt's Mill. Without Roberts, the founder's legacy could easily have been…
Find out more »September 2021
Free tour: The Dining Hall in World Heritage Saltaire
Celebrate Saltaire World Heritage Site’s 20th anniversary with a tour of the Dining Hall Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September, hourly tours from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm. Today, the Dining Hall has become Shipley College’s ‘Mill Building’ but it retains many original features and has a terrific story to tell. For many years before Saltaire’s other public buildings were built, the Dining Hall was also used as a school, a meeting place, library, reading room, a venue for…
Find out more »Free tour: The Dining Hall in World Heritage Saltaire
Celebrate Saltaire World Heritage Site’s 20th anniversary with a tour of the Dining Hall Saturday 11 September and Sunday 12 September, hourly tours from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm. Today, the Dining Hall has become Shipley College’s ‘Mill Building’ but it retains many original features and has a terrific story to tell. For many years before Saltaire’s other public buildings were built, the Dining Hall was also used as a school, a meeting place, library, reading room, a venue for…
Find out more »October 2021
Online talk: Decoding architectural decoration in Akroydon and Saltaire
In an online talk for the Victorian Society, Sheila Binns will explore architectural decoration by delving into the model villages of Saltaire and Akroydon. The model villages of Saltaire and Akroydon in West Yorkshire are both full of architectural decoration, which is far more than simply attractive embellishment. It carries messages that were of great importance to their respective patrons. This talk unravels the messages in these communities and provides a new understanding of architectural decoration. It aims to leave…
Find out more »November 2021
Online talk: A virtual future for heritage?
Saltaire History Club's next online talk will welcome Professor Andrew WIlson from Bradford University's Visualising Heritage who will show how cutting-edge technology is being used to make a visual 3D record of Bradford, with Saltaire's United Reformed Church already done. View more details on the History Club website
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