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]
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Saltaire mills from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal | |
| Location | West Yorkshire, England |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1028 |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| Area | 20 ha |
| Buffer zone | 1,078 ha |
| Coordinates | 53°50′14″N 1°47′25″W / 53.83722°N 1.79028°W |
  Map showing location of Saltaire  Saltaire (the United Kingdom) | |
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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]
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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
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- ↑ 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.
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