Mill
Workers
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Researched by Colin
Coates
Saltaire Mill operated from
1853 until 1986, and gave
employment to thousands of
workers. Few records survived.
Mill workers appear on census
information from 1861 to 1911.
Here we find out who they were.
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Extra
biographies
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The people connected to
Saltaire who didn't work in the
Mill, or serve in a war. We
discover their lives in
Saltaire.
Researched by Colin
Coates
News: 100
years ago
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Life and reportage, but not as
we know it. Saltaire stories
that hit the news.
Researched by Colin
Coates
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Reel Lives:
Women who worked in the mills
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Researched by Colin
Coates and inspired
by the Cloth & Memory
exhibition in Salts Mill, by
British artist, Caren
Garfen.Biographies of the
108 women connected with
Saltaire who worked in mills. More
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WW1 - The
Saltaire Story
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Researched by Colin
Coates
New research:
Debunking two myths concerning
the life of Sir Titus Salt

Researched by David
King
Balgarnie wrote a biography of
Sir Titus Salt. Did he get some
things wrong? More
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Second
Boer War Roll of Honour
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Researched by Colin
Coates
Biographies of those
connected with Saltaire who
served in the Second Boer War.
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NEW! House
histories
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Researched by Colin
Coates
Who lived in Saltaire houses?
Colin Coates discovers the
people and families who made
their home in Saltaire. First
street: Ada St.
WW2
- The Roll of Honour
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Researched by Colin
Coates
Honouring the men and women who
lived in Saltaire and served
their country in World War Two.
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Saltaire
Journals

The Saltaire Journals publish
research relating to Saltaire
and its history.
They are available to download
on a world-wide basis to
non-commercial parties such as
local historians, and research
and educational bodies. More
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