To keep up to date with the latest news and updates around Saltaire then check out our social media feeds below!
Victorian Juvenile Justice for #Saltaire children. Sentenced to the Reformatory, they lost their jobs in the mill.
In 1901, Charles Bullock (11) was birched for thieving a Barnardo’s money box. 6 weeks later he was sent to the Reformatory for stealing pigeons. #SpareTheRod
Hosted by #TitusSalt Jnr’s widow, the 1901 Bradford Postmen’s Polo Match at #MilnerField was watched by 300 #Wags. Newly-wed Tom Mirfield 26, declared missing when his pile of clothes lay unclaimed, was found in mid-stroke in shallow water 3/4yds from the landing stage. #Drowned
3
It’s gone quiet. Fans of the #Shipley Clocktower, the 20th Century Society, applied for it to be listed in 2024. It would be the 1st of its kind in the North if successful.
What’s left of the original loos in #Saltaire are Grade II Listed proving that looks aren’t everything
📍 Shipley Clock Tower, West Yorkshire - Arndale Trust, 1961
📍 Munich Disaster Memorial clock, Old Trafford, Manchester - 1960
The 1894 legend of 12yr old Willie Whalley, a spinner in #Saltaire Mill. Showing off on the parapet, he fell 20ft from the bridge on to the tracks at the station. Miraculously, the driver stopped the train with feet to spare & rescued one bruised Willie.
3
Who knocked up the Knocker-Upper? A closely guarded #TradeSecret to keep the job in the family. They tapped windows lightly so neighbours didn’t get a free wake-up call. A busy job in mill towns & villages like #Saltaire until alarm clocks took over in #WW2
#Alexa
Mary Smith, a “knocker-upper” who earned sixpence a week shooting dried peas at windows to wake people for work (East London, 1930s)
Mary Smith, uma "dona de casa" que ganhava seis pence por semana atirando ervilhas secas nas janelas para acordar as pessoas para o trabalho
While You're Here...
Why not book a guided walk around Saltaire or one of our informative talks?
