Historic England - Titus Salt

Born in Bradford, this manufacturer and inventor started wool spinning in 1834, devising machinery for making worsted from coarse Russian wool.  He also discovered a method of manufacturing alpaca and in 1853 he opened the model manufacturing village of Saltaire near his large mill beside the River Aire.  His village had almshouses for the elderly, a hospital, a school, an institute and a church.

Places to visit

Saltaire, Shipley, nr Bradford, Yorkshire
Stroll along the cobbled streets of this World Heritage Site to see for yourself Salt's 'model' village which remains much the same as the day it was built to house his mill hands, working on the principle that a content workforce was good for business. You can also admire the works of local artist David Hockney housed in the 1853 Gallery in Salts Mill.