Saltaire

Saltaire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[1] The site is a complete and well-preserved industrial village of the second half of the 19th century. It has textile mills, public buildings and workers' housing.[1]

Saltaire
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Saltaire mills from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
LocationWest Yorkshire, England
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference1028
Inscription2001 (25th Session)
Area20 ha
Buffer zone1,078 ha
Coordinates53°50′14″N 1°47′25″W
Map showing location of Saltaire
Saltaire (the United Kingdom)

History

Construction of Saltaire was started in 1851 by Sir Titus Salt. The name of the village is a combination of the founder's last name and the name of the Aire River which runs through it.[1]

Salt owned several textile mills Yorkshire. In 1853, he moved his businesses and his workers to Saltaire.[2]

In time, the new village grew to over 800 dwellings.[1]

In 1933, the village was sold the Bradford Property Trust. The mill closed down in 1986.[1]

In 2001, Saltaire was named a World Heritage Site.[1]

  • Saltaire village in the foreground with Salt's Mill in the background
  • Salt's Mill and street map of Saltaire
  • Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Saltaire — Salts Mill at the left and New Mill on the right

References
  1. UNESCO, "Saltaire"; retrieved 2012-4-21.
  2. Turner, Joseph Horsfall. (1888). Yorkshire notes and queries, Vol. I, p. 224.

Other websites

Media related to Saltaire at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.