Titus salt school 14 16 option choices 2017 personalising learning for the future. The following is a list of books, articles, maps, plans and illustrations which are available for consultation in the local studies department of bradford central library. Through his services to industry, titus salt was created a baronet knighted in 1869. Titus was born in 1803 the son of daniel salt of bradford. Old bradford was a very different place, transformed during the 19th century from a. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. In 1869 salt was created a baronet by queen victoria, thus becoming sir titus salt. Rules for living in saltaire village 18531876 saltaire. Titus salt school 14 16 option choices 2018 personalising learning for the future. In december 2001, saltaire was designated a world heritage site by unesco. Set in the stunning unesco world heritage site of saltaire, dont tell titus is one of the villages bestkept secrets. 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. Titus salt simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In time, the new village grew to over 800 dwellings.
He came from quite a wealthy background and he had a very reasonable education. 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. In 1853, he moved his businesses and his workers to saltaire. The headteacher is ian morrel, who took up the role in. The company used russian donskio wool, which was widely used in the woollens trade, but not in worsted cloth. Now a unesco world heritage site, saltaire is a model village created in 1851 by the industrialist sir titus salt 180376 to house the workers and families of his wool production factories in nearby bradford. Salt is a leading independent publishing house established in 1999. Titus salt titus salt, as many will know, was born in morley at the old manor house, which used to stand in queen street, or middlethorpe as it was then. I urge you to read alan cattells new book bingley a living history. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records. For more information regarding assessment, refer to individual subject pages. Saltaire was built by titus salt 1803 1876 between 1851 and 1872. The victorian era salts mill and associated residential district located by the river aire and leeds and liverpool canal is a designated unesco world heritage site and an anchor point of the european route of industrial heritage.
Titus salt was born on the 20th september 1803 in the morely area of leeds. He went on to create a whole village for his workers. Titus salt, the founder of saltaire, was an important local figure. Anyone caught in a state of inebriation will immediately be evicted. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project, see a list of open tasks, and join in discussions on the projects talk page.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Salt was chief constable of bradford before its incorporation as a borough in 1847, and afterwards a senior alderman. Balgarnie, is respectfully dedicated, minister of the south cliff church, scarborough. Explore illustration of saltaire, on the british library website. Featured software all software latest this just in old school emulation msdos games historical software classic pc games software library. Designed by architects, lockwood and mawson, salts mill was opened on sir titus salt s 50th birthday, 20 september 1853.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. His father daniel salt was a dry salter and then he decided to become a farmer. In spite of the significant part played by titus salt in the most important period. 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. Titus salt, the son of daniel salt, a woolstapler, was born in morley near leeds on 20th september, 1803. By order of sir titus salt bart throughout the village, cleanliness, cheerfulness, and order must reign supreme. He was the second mayor, in office from 184849, and was later deputy lieutenant for the west riding of yorkshire. Titus salt, horoscope for birth date 20 september 1803. Titus salt was born 20 september, 1803 into better circumstances. Titus salt was born near leeds, yorkshire, in 1803 to congregationalist parents. The victorian era salt s mill and associated residential district located by the river aire and leeds and liverpool canal is a designated unesco world heritage site and an anchor point of the european route of industrial heritage. Attached to the south of the main church building is the little square salt family mausoleum with its leaded dome, largely obscured here by foliage and a lamppost, but also completely in keeping. Salt, sir titus 18031876, manufacturer, was the son of daniel salt, white cloth merchant and drysalter, of morley in the west riding of.
At the beginning of the 1800s the population in bradford was around,000. This wonderful new book by local author malcolm hitt and local historian gary firth, takes a comparative peep into how titus salt s model industrial village has changed since acquiring the status of a world heritage site. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. He was a manufacturer, politician and a phillanthropist in bradford, west yorkshire. When he and his parents moved to bradford, titus life in the textile trade prospered. There were houses, a church, a school, a place for adult learning and a park, among other facilities.
Personalising learning for the future introduction the purpose of this booklet is to help you think about the subjects you want to study in years 10 and 11. Designed by architects, lockwood and mawson, salts mill was opened on sir titus salts 50th birthday, 20 september 1853. Titus salt, horoscope for birth date 20 september 1803, born. The headteacher is ian morrel, who took up the role in september 2012. We find great stories, make them gorgeous and share them with you. Saltaire through time firth, gary, hitt, malcolm on. Sir titus salt, first baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876, was born in morley near leeds. Daybook of sir titus salt special collections university of bradford. Buy sir titus salt, baronet by robert balgarnie isbn. This is a little bit about sir titus salt, who had it built and some exercises. 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. The most significant section of the book covers his experiments with peruvian wool alpaca. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Perhaps, like me, you knew about his later life and association with salts mill.
As a settlement purpose built between 1850 and 1875 by titus salt to house the workers of his new mill, the houses and facilities offered a great improvement on those in. After working as a woolen stapler for two years at a mill near wakefield he became his fathers business partnerdaniel salt and son. Not the greatest of poetry but nicholson would have earned many a drink reciting this in alehouses around the area. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your titus salt family tree. Sir titus was desirous of having the lions at saltaire, and after a consultation with mr. In this book the authors have, for the first time, traced the story of milner field and gathered together a wealth of illustrations, artefacts, documents and many rare.
Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. This family was so tied to the earth and its generosity. Sir titus salt, 1st baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876, born in morley, near. He developed a process of spinning alpaca wool, a significant development in the history of textiles, which brought great wealth to the bradford area.
Jan 11, 2008 titus salt titus salt, as many will know, was born in morley at the old manor house, which used to stand in queen street, or middlethorpe as it was then. I then asked the children in groups to design their own model town as a 2d plan and then the follow up lesson turned those into a 3d model. Heritage list entry summary for sir titus salts hospital including wall and piers to saltaire road. Titus salt is within the scope of wikiproject yorkshire, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to yorkshire on wikipedia. Construction of saltaire was started in 1851 by sir titus salt. 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. Salt had seen this wool in liverpool in 1834 and became interested. 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. He is best known for having built salts mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of saltaire. Eugene owns a rifle that was presented by titus salt in 1861 to the winner of a rifle shooting competition for. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book. Sir titus salt british industrialist britannica encyclopedia britannica.
Titus salt developed a textile manufacturing empire in leeds following his discovery of a technique for commercially spinning alpaca hair. In 1848, and by now the senior alderman of bradford, salt became liberal mp, although he lost the seat two years later. Titus salts commute daniel salt moved his family to manor row in bradford in 1822 when eldest son titus was 18. This is a cross curricular lesson in which i introduced titus salt and his model town saltaire. He was the first child of seven born to daniel and grace salt, and when titus was ten, the family moved to a farm in wakefield, away from the health damaging smog surrounding the mills in bradford.
The heyday of milner field was in the period 1873 to 1887 when the salts were renowned for their lavish entertaining. The bog at crow hill, which lies south of nicholsons west yorkshire home in the nearbye village of haworth, was drying up after a hot summer when there was a heavy cloudburst on 2nd september 1824. He is best known for having built salt s mill, a large textile mill, together with the attached village of saltaire. In 1836, he created the lustrous and subsequently fashionabl. My father, like some others with the salt surname, wanted to believe that he was related to sir titus salt.
Salt, titus dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. The name of the village is a combination of the founders last name and the name of the aire river which runs through it. He was also heavily involved in local politics and became mayor of bradford in 1848 and mp for bradford between 1859 and 1861. In saltaire in 1853 by the industrialist sir titus salt, a manufacturer of alpaca wool fabrics, as a model village for his employees. Special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. Old bradford was a very different place, transformed during the 19th century from a charming market town to a fine city. Saltaire is a victorian model village located in shipley, part of the city of bradford metropolitan district, in west yorkshire, england. Titus salt enters bradford probable origin of the word bradford its early. Images are brought together to compare and contrast changing modes.
Saltaire, world heritage site saltaire village is located in england on the outskirts of bradford, west yorkshire, and owes its name to sir titus salt, a textile magnate and philanthropist who built a mill and a village for his workers by the river aire. Milness studio, where they attracted the notice of sir titus salt. Daniel salt was a fairly successful businessman and was able to afford to send titus to heath grammar school. Milner field the lost country house of titus salt jnr saltaire village. Lockwood, his architect, it was decided to place them in front of the building named, two on each side of the road. After working for two years at a wakefield woolstapler, titus joined the family firm in 1824. Oct 15, 2010 saltaire through time firth, gary, hitt, malcolm on. John nicholson poems by the famous poet all poetry. Titus salt jnr died of heart disease on the afternoon of saturday 19th november 1887 only nineteen days after the closing of the jubilee exhibition. By clever technical adaptation, he exploited supplies of imported fine wools such as mohair and alpaca, manufacturing. Rifle presented by titus salt in 1861 is now owned by american, eugene tucceri. I have been contacted recently through the saltaire village website by eugene tucceri, a gentleman from small town in central massachusetts, usa. Much has been written about sir titus salt and titus salt junior but almost nothing about titus salt juniors siblings and this book also provides interesting incidental information about george salt, despite his not being involved in agriculture directly.
It is named after sir titus salt who built a textile mill, known as salts mill and this village on the river aire. Sir titus salt, 1st baronet 20 september 1803 29 december 1876 was an industrialist and philanthropist who lived near bradford, west yorkshire. Titus salt school formerly called salt grammar school located in baildon, west yorkshire, england is a former grammar school, now a mixed comprehensive school, for students aged 1118. Titus salt centenary events in the village of saltaire, b 942 sal centenary committee november 1976. Titus salt 1803 1876, born in morley, near leeds, was a manufacturer, politician, and philanthropist in bradford, west riding of yorkshire, england.
Titus salt archives the norths quintessential magazine. This wonderful new book by local author malcolm hitt and local historian gary firth, takes a comparative peep into how titus salts model industrial village has changed since acquiring the status of a world heritage site. The term and holiday dates for titus salt school have been checked and verified against the dates listed by bradford local education authority. All persons living in saltaire will enjoy comfort utility, healthfulness. English manufacturer, politician and philanthropist in bradford, west yorkshire. In 1833, he took over his fathers business and within twenty years had expanded it to be the largest employer in bradford. It is a specialist school in mathematics and computing. Only persons who are good, obedient, honest and hardworking will be allocated a house in each village. There may be additional holidays and inset or training days have not been included, so the start and end dates can vary. He is best known today for having built what is now a world heritage site at saltaire. He set up as a wool stapler and titus joined his father a couple of years later.
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