Only 2 days left of the #Saltaire Advent Calendar. Veteran Thomas Bartle of 16 Mary St missed out on #Xmas 1933 by just a few weeks. 11yrs old when #TitusSalt opened the mill & proud member of the Order of the Peaceful Doves. 23 veterans paid respects at Tom’s Nab Wood funeral.

The #Saltaire Advent Calendar on #XmasEve at 5 Mawson St. Named after William Mawson, an architect of the mill & the tiny homes. With Henry Lockwood he also designed Bradford Wool Exchange & City Hall, which were painted for the postcard market & sent all over the world.

Just 3 more days of the #Saltaire Advent Calendar. 55 George St was home to John Barker in 1952. He had his 15 minutes of fame when he escaped from Hatfield #Borstal, but he didn’t head for home. John was recaptured having fun whilst he could in Blackpool.

#Saltaire Advent Calendar at 1 Myrtle Place. Long before it was a doctor’s surgery Abraham Broadbent’s family left Hirst Mill to live here in 1881. Abe worked in the mill & went to the #TitusSalt Art School. A talented sculptor with works in London, South Africa & Cartwright Hall

Still time to see splendid #Saltaire Advent Calendar windows. Opened on #XmasEve at 47 Rhodes St where self-employed Joseph Lee & family lived in 1917. Joe took over when his dad died & stored the tools of his trade at a long-gone yard on Saltaire Rd.