In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Saltaire like this:
SALTAIRE, a town in Bradford parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Aire, adjacent to the North Midland railway, 2 miles S E of Bingley, and 4 N W of Bradford. It was founded about 1852, by Titus Salt, Esq.; consists of well-planned streets; is generally regarded as a modeltown; underwent great enlargement in 1866-8; contains a great factory built in 1853, and another built in 1865; and has a railway station, good shops, a public news-room and library, gas-works, wash-houses, schools, and Independent and Wesleyan chapels, and 40 alms-houses. ...
The factory built in 1853 is in the Italian style; covers an area of about 12 acres; is 550 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 72 feet high in six stories; and is used in the production of alpaca fabrics. The Independent chapel was builtabout 1854, at a cost of £11,000; and is in the Grecianstyle. The Wesleyan chapel was built in 1867. Pop.in 1868, about 5,000.
Saltaire through time
Saltaire is now part of Bradford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Bradford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Saltaire itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saltaire, in Bradford and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21616
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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