Saltaire
| Saltaire * | |
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 Salts Mill at Saltaire |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 1028 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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Saltaire is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in in the City of Bradford, which is in West Yorkshire, England.[1]
The site is a complete and well-preserved industrial village of the second half of the 19th century, including textile mills, public buildings and workers' housing.[1]
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History [change]
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]
Gallery [change]
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Saltaire village in the foreground with Salt's Mill in the background
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Salt's Mill and street map of Saltaire
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Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Saltaire — Salts Mill at the left and New Mill on the right
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References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 UNESCO, "Saltaire"; retrieved 2012-4-21.
- ↑ Turner, Joseph Horsfall. (1888). Yorkshire notes and queries, Vol. I, p. 224.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Saltaire at Wikimedia Commons- Saltaire Village website
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