A Monday Window from Saltaire

The other week, we visited Saltaire. It’s a Victorian Model Village built near Bradford by mill owner Titus Salt. Built between 1851 and 1871, it was a philanthropic project to provide better living conditions for the workers of his Salts Mill than were available in the crowded city slums. The village was designed with well-constructed houses, a church, a school, a library, and a park. But no pub. Salt had seen the dire consequences over-consumption of cheap liquor could have on workers and their families, so emphatically – no pub. Hence the name of this modern bar, which reflects Titus’ mill in its windows. The village and mill deserve a post to themselves. That’ll be for another day.

For Monday Window, this week hosted this week by PR

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

50 thoughts on “A Monday Window from Saltaire”

    1. You would have such a camera fest, Sarah. From the industrial built environment and natural environment of the Aire, to the model village with its church and public buildings to Salts mill itelf with its multiple uses. On one of your trips to the NE, it wouldn’t be a huge detour.

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