Beautiful embossed cover with much gilt decoration. Please read our disclaimer for additional information. Salt is seen as the epitome of a victorian philanthropist. Salt was experimenting with alpaca wool by 1837 and there is documentary evidence in his small day book, kept between 1834 and 1837 where he kept notes. Salt, sir titus, 180376, english textile manufacturer and inventor. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. My father, like some others with the salt surname, wanted to believe that he was related to sir titus salt. James roberts statue to sir titus salt the angora goat on its base. Titus salt historical records and family trees myheritage. A warm welcoming gastropub in the heart of bradford, just behind the alhambra theatre. Lives of poor boys who became famous internet archive. We cover all aspects of work and living in the village, its surrounding area and its international connections, told through books, a variety of documents, maps, plans, art and objects some of which belonged to the salt family.
All of our books are checked for quality before they go on sale and we like to think. In 1903, as manager james roberts had a statue erected to sir titus salt and had placed on it both the llama for the alpaca wool and the goat for the angora fleece that saltaire customarily used. In spite of the significant part played by titus salt in the most important period of. The following is a list of books, articles, maps, plans and illustrations which are available for consultation in the bradford local studies library. Built by businessman and philanthropist sir titus salt it has a long and fascinating history. He was a manufacturer, politician and a phillanthropist in bradford, west yorkshire. Salt made his fortune in the bradford textile industry, manufacturing fine woollen fabrics. Sir titus salt, and george moore hardback or cased book. Milness studio, where they attracted the notice of sir titus salt. He also supported the move to reduce working hours and was the first employer in the. Daybook of sir titus salt special collections university of bradford.
The streets of saltaire bear his name, and the names of his wife and children. Dictionary of national biography, 18851900, volume 50. World heritage, art and david hockney in saltaire by travel writers. Daniel salt was a fairly successful businessman and was able to afford to send titus to heath grammar school. Saltaire has many fascinating things to do and see. Sir titus salt 20 september 1803 29 december 1876 was a successful businessman who helped improve conditions for his workers, building a model factory and village in saltaire near bradford. Salt, sir titus wills and codicils of the late sir titus salt, bart b 920 sal saltaire monthly magazine vol. Sir titus salt auxiliary hospital was located in the sir titus salt hospital in saltaire, which was built in 1868 to care for the mill workers of saltaire, it was located at the junction of victoria road with saltaire road. Sir titus salt biography sir titus salt 20 september 1803 29 december 1876 was a successful businessman who helped improve conditions for his workers, building a model factory and village in saltaire near bradford. In 1903 he erected a statue in honour of sir titus salt on top of the cricket pavilion in the park.
His father daniel salt was a dry salter and then he decided to become a farmer. Influenced by his methodist faith, he brought a social conscience to capitalism at a time when many industrial workers lived in abject poverty. Salt, a worsted manufacturer and creator of the model village of saltaire, entered the wool trade as a stapler and then moved into spinning 1834. Sir john william titus salt, 4th baronet 18841953 sir david shirley salt, 5th baronet 19301978 sir anthony houlton salt, 6th baronet 19311991 sir patrick macdonnell salt, 7th baronet born 1932 the heir presumptive is daniel alexander salt born 1943, a descendant of the first baronet. Kilda in 1901 and was the longestsurviving member of his family. William henry 2nd baronet salt of saltaire salt, george salt, edward salt, amelia salt, herbert salt, fanny caroline salt, whitlam salt, mary salt, helen salt and ada salt. Sir james roberts had worked in wool mills since the age of eleven. In 1848 titus salt became mayor of bradford and started to work for the greater good in earnest.
After working as a woolen stapler for two years at a mill near wakefield he became his fathers business partnerdaniel salt and son. Balgarnie, is respectfully dedicated, minister of the south cliff church, scarborough. He is buried in the mausoleum at saltaire congregational church, opposite the mill. Salts mill saltaire a little gem within west yorkshire. He built this model village with a working mill, houses, shops, a church, a community centre and a school for his workers on the banks of the river aire. Sir titus salt, 1st baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876, born in morley, near leeds, was a manufacturer, politician, and philanthropist in bradford, west riding of yorkshire, england. In my fathers case i think he was attracted not merely to the title of this englishman, but to his history as a businessman and builder of a relatively enlightened community for his employees. Sir titus died in 1876 and was interred in the mausoleum adjacent to the congregational church. Sir titus was desirous of having the lions at saltaire, and after a consultation with mr. The company used russian donskio wool, which was widely used in the woollens trade, but not in worsted cloth.
In a new book, maggie smith and colin coates profile the owners of the mill, from titus salt himself, to the modern day. Titus salt, the son of daniel salt, a woolstapler, was born in morley near leeds on 20th september, 1803. Sir titus salt, 1st baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876, born in morley, near leeds, was a manufacturer, politician, and philanthropist in bradford. It was created by sir titus salt to which he and the river aire which run though it give it the name in the mid 19th century. This is a portrait of sir titus salt and an illustration of salt s mill photo taken in the saltaire history exhibition, gallery 2, salt s mill, on 2 september 2015 by lauren padgett. A biography of sir titus salt, the visionary founder of saltaire, written just after his death in 1876. The foundation stone of the church was laid by caroline salt, titus salt s wife, in 1856 and opened in 1859.
Saltaire was built in 1851 by a victorian philanthropist, sir titus salt. World heritage, art and david hockney in saltaire, by. Salts mill in saltaire, bradford is an iconic yorkshire building. Titus salt facts for kids kids encyclopedia facts bust of titus salt not then a baronet presented to him by his workforce in 1856, and now in saltaire united reform church. Sir titus is holding a plan of saltaire but rather strangely he is looking away from it. An introduction to the village of sir titus salt city trails city of bradford art galleries and museums.
In 1853, he moved his businesses and his workers to saltaire. Best of the best sellers salt therapy and its european. Sir titus salt lived from 1803 to 1876 he was a good employer and built a new mill on the outskirts of the town of bradford, where the air was fresh, and working conditions would be more. Buy sir titus salt, baronet by robert balgarnie isbn. Titus salt, born in 1803, was initially educated in a dame school in morley near leeds, then at batley grammar read more sir james roberts, 18481935. This is the only contemporary biography of sir titus, and the author, revered robert balgarnie, was a close friend of his family. James roberts statue to sir titus salt the angora goat.
Titus salt s commute daniel salt moved his family to manor row in bradford in 1822 when eldest son titus was 18. Titus salt is also famous for banning pubs in the village. When sir titus salt s son, titus salt junior, died, saltaire was taken over by a partnership which included sir james roberts from haworth. Wolfgang mozart, sir titus salt, ezra cornell, dwight l.
Lockwood, his architect, it was decided to place them in front of the building named, two on each side of the road. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Nov 22, 2017 salt, sir titus 18031876, manufacturer, was the son of daniel salt, white cloth merchant and drysalter, of morley in the west riding of yorkshire, by his wife grace, daughter of isaac smithies of morley. This biography of sir titus salt was written by the reverend. A most important new act, the 1870 education act, came into being shortly after the salt schools on victoria road were in full use. Titus salt was a severe critic of the 1834 poor law. Titus salt simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He is best known for having built salt s mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of saltaire. Its important that saltaires history is represented with integrity and accuracy to the best of everyones ability. On the south side of the nave is the salt family mausoleum where sir titus salt was. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Overview financials documents people operations income. Salt had seen this wool in liverpool in 1834 and became interested. Salt, titus dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. To the right is an open porch with central colonnette infilled with c20 glazing, with inner glazing reading private entrance and sir titus salt s hospital.
He also supported the move to reduce working hours and was the first employer in the bradford area to introduce the ten hour day. Saltaire was built by titus salt 1803 available for. Sir titus salt auxilary hospital in the great war the. All the shades of titus have been inspired by the yorkshire surroundings. The village of saltaire can be found near bradford in yorkshire england. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The searchable catalogue has over 5000 items, to which we will add more items and more indepth information during 2019. May 15, 2015 my father, like some others with the salt surname, wanted to believe that he was related to sir titus salt. Ceiling collapses in saltaire united reformed church. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Sarah k bolton, first edition abebooks shop for books. Salt became sir titus salt when queen victoria made him a baronet.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. If you provide your name andor email address this information will also be visible to the pubs officer, who. He died in 1876 and the mill remained in operation more than 100 years after his death. Besides writing a definitive biography of titus salt, jack reynolds has given us.
Named after sir titus salt s mothers maiden name, grace smithies, this simple lace cowl is a quick cosy knit needing just one skein of titus to make. It will be evident, therefore, that the usual materials for a biography are in this case unobtainable. Bradford gave him a civic funeral, watched by 100,000 people. E in 1876 the last building in saltaire was completed, and later that year sir titus salt died at his home. Charles dickens even penned an article called the great yorkshire llama a playful reference to titus salt and his famous use of alpaca wool. The area was bought by the industrialist, sir titus salt to build his factory and houses in order to give his mill workers somewhere to live. He is best known for having built salts mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of saltaire. Titus salt was born in 1843, in bradford, yorkshire, to sir titus 1st. This is an historical text, faithfully reproduced as per the original, but with footno. Alans approach to local history as regards his talks, articles and books is simplicity in seeking a middle road between too.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The community, named for its founder salt and the nearby river aire, was built beside large woolen mills on the banks of the leeds and liverpool canal. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Media in category sir titus salt, 1st baronet the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Genealogy profile for sir titus salt sir titus salt 1803 1876 genealogy genealogy for sir titus salt 1803 1876 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Sir titus salt, first baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876, was born in morley near leeds.
Construction of saltaire was started in 1851 by sir titus salt. The doorway to left, with c20 door, has fanlight with glazed words sir titus salt s hospital 1868 and carved above opened sept 1868. By clever technical adaptation, he exploited supplies of imported fine wools such as mohair and alpaca, manufacturing. Salt, sir titus 18031876, manufacturer, was the son of daniel salt, white cloth merchant and drysalter, of morley in the west riding of yorkshire, by his wife grace, daughter of isaac smithies of morley. Oct 07, 2015 the model village of saltaire until 1851 was an unoccupied tract of land adjacent to the town of shipley, on the banks of both the river aire and leedsliverpool canal. He set up as a wool stapler and titus joined his father a couple of years later. Author of bingley a living history, 2016 and sir titus salt and sons a farming legacy 2017, shipley glen the history and development of a victorian playground 2018 published by chris thorpe graphic design.
We are very appreciated with any contribution to make a better and more exactly biography of sir titus salt by give us information about sir titus salt such as sir titus salt bio, sir titus salt news, sir titus salt photos, sir titus salt pitures. Salt, sir titus 18031876, manufacturer, was the son of daniel salt, white. The most significant section of the book covers his experiments with peruvian wool alpaca. In time, the new village grew to over 800 dwellings. If information about saltaire is described as authentic and sold as such, it should be sourced. The legend of his charity, compassion and business acumen had spread far and wide long before his death, throughout the united kingdom and far beyond its shores, where his name and the manufactured cloth associated with it was known and appreciated. After working for two years at a wakefield woolstapler, titus joined the family firm in 1824. Saltaire is a unesco world heritage site located in west yorkshire in england. As an amazon associate, i earn from qualifying purchases. The name of the village is a combination of the founders last name and the name of the aire river which runs through it. The hospital opened in october 1916 and closed in january 1919 reverting to its original purpose until it closed in 1979. Baronet salt of saltaire salt and lady caroline salt. Sir titus salt, 19th century leader of the wool industry, political figure and philanthropist, could not have dreamed that.
Beside biography of sir titus salt, we also provide a lot of biographies of other famous people. A guide of things to do in saltaire a unesco world. Salt therapy and its european well known benefi salt rush, salt shaker, salt stick, salt substitute, salt substrate, salt tree, salt water, salt, sir titus, salt andpepper, salt box the book salt therapy and its european well known benefi comes highly recommended and it is one youll really enjoy. Titus was created a baronet by queen victoria in 1869 which gave him the title of sir. Lives of poor boys who became famous by sarah knowles. In 1869 salt was created a baronet by queen victoria, thus becoming sir titus salt. His life and its lessons by robert balgarnie goodreads. Old bradford was a very different place, transformed during the 19th century from a. The bradford textile industry and titus salt were on the up and up. His life and its lessons and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
In 1920 sir james gave the park to the community in memory of his eldest son and it became known as roberts park. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. See more sir titus salt and george moore hardback or c. Lives of poor boys who became famous by sarah knowles bolton free ebook project gutenberg. Saltaire world heritage site information and history saltaire takes its name from its founder, sir titus salt 18031876, and the river aire, which runs through the village. Includes biographies of george peabody, wolfgang mozart, sir titus salt, ezra cornell, dwight l. Dear sir or madam, my in english translated book in september 1975. Saltaire world heritage site information and history.
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