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An entry by in his notebook in 1835 of 10 bags of Peruvian wool, the year before he found unsold bales in The raw fleeces carried the woolsorters disease, a killer in & later

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2019-07-08

TOMORROW Saturday 29th June, perfect for the annual fund-raising fête at Saltaire United Reformed Church.

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2019-06-29

1882 the Webling Sisters entertained the Prince & Princess of Wales at nr courtesy of Mrs Jnr. Acquainted with & admired by Lewis Carroll & John Ruskin, the sisters also toured America.

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2019-06-24

Celebrations in for the coronation of George V & Mary of Teck at Westminster Abbey 1911. The spectacular 1873 Town Hall was designed by Lockwood & Mawson, the architects & built by John Ives & Son of

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2019-06-22

In the 1870s residents kept pigs past the boathouse by the & outbreaks of swine fever led to the village being declared an infected area in the 1890s and 1918. What a good idea of to ban livestock in back yards.

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2019-06-15

It’s today! There’ll be dancing in the aisles & at Bar 56, afternoon entertainment

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2019-06-09

British Pathé has a film of the to Salts Mill by George V & Queen Mary 1918 with shots of crowds at Fox Corner & Victoria Rd. They wrote: “..what a pleasure it was ..to pass through the thickly populated centre of &

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2019-05-29

Busy day ahead of us tomorrow to get everything ready for the preview in the evening. This baby is the star of the show and has already been sold to a collector and will be flying off to Dublin after the arts trail.




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2019-05-23

So only four days before the arts trail and I have yet to hang my work up. I have however cleaned the cooker 😆










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2019-05-20

Either end of the Glen tramway, which celebrates its 124th birthday tomorrow, 18th May. Free rides for an old copper penny, a ‘new’ ha’penny & anyone in or garb. Noon to 4pm

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2019-05-18

Newly released date for Lucienne de Ville & guests’ next performance in Another Sunday of entertainment, music & dance. Bar 56 on Bingley Rd. Saltaire’s

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2019-05-18

Shooting in Victoria Hall reported 15 May 1893. Injured treated at Sir 1868 hospital. Drama in

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2019-05-16

James Roberts born nr owner of married Elizabeth Foster 14 May 1873 at All Saints Church They both died in 1935 and are buried together in St Andrews Fairlight, on the cliffs nr

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2019-05-15

House 14 (sponsored by The Craft House https://t.co/BUL9CiAPG5) on our Open Houses Trail is 6 Harold Place, where you will Arts Trail regulars Paula Dunn and Ian Burdall. The Saltaire Arts Trail runs from Sat 25 - Mon 27 May. More at https://t.co/gEfWsvsNk6.

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2019-05-14

Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter Beatrice & husband Henry of Battenburg planted a tree at to commemorate their 1887 visit to Later that year, host Jnr would die in the billiards room. The tree may still be there...somewhere.

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2019-05-13

celebrations in included swarming up to Glen via the tramway. 1945.

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2019-05-09

The Leeds Mercury reported that on 1881 about 1,000 people took the tram from to to visit Shipley Glen. Time to get the bonnet out & get a

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2019-04-22

After 20yrs service at Hospital, Matron Mitchell resigned 17/4/1918 to marry Mr Davison, Manager of Barclays Bank A Christian she was also President of the Catholic Women’s League.

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2019-04-17

Police Powerless as Striking Spinners Stone the Manager at Mill in 1894. & Son went into receivership in 1892 & the firm was taken over by a consortium. Two years later and James Roberts became sole owner of the village & mill.

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2019-04-17

Harriet Byles the Headteacher of Salt Girls’ School 1886-1920, would learn that her nephew, born Fr Thomas Byles, perished on the 1912. He refused a lifeboat place twice as he helped others. His body was never recovered.

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2019-04-15