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Salts Mill (sometimes spelled Salt's Mill) is a former
Salts Mill
Official web site.
UNESCO
World Heritage Centre * * * Industrial buildings completed in 1853 Buildings and structures in the City of Bradford Grade II* listed buildings in West Yorkshire Tourist attractions in the City of Bradford History of the textile industry Art museums and galleries in West Yorkshire Museums in West Yorkshire Shipley, West Yorkshire David Hockney {{WestYorkshire-struct-stub
Salts Mill (sometimes spelled Salt's Mill) is a former textile mill
Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...
, now incorporating an art gallery, shops, restaurant, and spaces to rent in Saltaire
Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Salts Mill and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allo ...
, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was commissioned and financed by Sir Titus Salt and opened in 1853. The construction involved multiple firms, including J and W Beanland, a respected Bradford building company known for their skilled craftsmanship. At that point, the mill was the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area. The present-day 1853 Gallery takes its name from that date. The mill has many paintings by local artist David Hockney
David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English Painting, painter, Drawing, draughtsman, Printmaking, printmaker, Scenic design, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considere ...
on display.
The Mill and surrounding village of Saltaire
Saltaire is a Victorian model village near Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the River Aire, the railway, and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Salts Mill and the houses were built by Titus Salt between 1851 and 1871 to allo ...
was financed and built by the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt after he observed other textile factories and was disappointed by the working conditions he saw there. At the time mill working conditions were commonly poor, with most workers suffering disease, low wages and labour exploitation. Dangerous machinery and long hours, sometimes exceeding 16 hour working days, resulted in frequent accidents. Titus Salt acknowledged this and built a factory and surrounding village with which he intended to improve the working conditions for his employees. It is a grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
. The mill closed in 1986 and the following year it was sold to Jonathan Silver, who began a long renovation scheme.
Spelling
The spellings ''Salts Mill'' and ''Salt's Mill'' (that is, with and without an apostrophe) are both commonly used. The former is used consistently by the Salts Mill website, the Saltaire Village website, and ''Visit Bradford'' from the official Bradford Tourist Information service. Both versions are used in the UNESCO World Heritage documentation.Peace Museum
Bradford's Peace Museum moved to the third floor of the mill in August 2024. The move was paid for by the Bradford 2025 City of Culture fund and the national lottery.See also
* Grade II* listed buildings in Bradford * Listed buildings in Saltaire * Bliss Tweed Mill *Lister Mills
Lister Mills (otherwise known as Manningham Mills) was the largest silk factory in the world. It is located in the Manningham, Bradford, Manningham district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England and was built by Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham, S ...
* '' The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus''
References
External links
Salts Mill
Official web site.
UNESCO
World Heritage Centre * * * Industrial buildings completed in 1853 Buildings and structures in the City of Bradford Grade II* listed buildings in West Yorkshire Tourist attractions in the City of Bradford History of the textile industry Art museums and galleries in West Yorkshire Museums in West Yorkshire Shipley, West Yorkshire David Hockney {{WestYorkshire-struct-stub