Roberts Family Collection

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Identifier
COL49
Title
Roberts Family Collection
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Items associated with the family of Sir James Roberts, owner of Salts Mill and Saltaire in the early twentieth century.
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  • H2-121: Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon
    Map of Midgley Farm, Coach Road, Baildon with a total of the acreage of farm and wood. The types of land (arable, pasture and tennis grounds) have been written on the map in red. Midgley Farm was part of the Robert's Estate and is detailed in H2-001 (Baildon and Shipley Rent Book) and aspects of the management of the farms in the Robert estate are described in the baker letters.
  • H2-122: Map of the Milner Field estate
    Plan of the Milner Field, Stubbing House and Trench Estates copied by Horsfall and Williams Surveyors, Halifax. Hand-written text in the centre of the map reads 'reduced plan referred to by this deed'. The Milner Field estate has been coloured green with the exception of one lot which has been coloured red. Sir Titus Salt Esquire is listed as the owner of lands adjacent to Trench Estate and Saltaire is shown on the map.
  • H2-123a: Map of Milner Field and Stubbing House estates
    Plan drawn up by Dixon & Hart Surveyors Bradford of the Milner Field and Stubbing House Estates. The map shows the estate in coloured lots of red, green and yellow. There is a reference key at the top of the map which lists land owners and a table to the left which lists the contents (buildings, gardens and land) as well as occupiers on the estates. Sir Titus Salt is listed on the map as the owner of the Trench Estate and as having purchased the lot coloured in yellow from B Whitley and R Mossman
  • H2-124a: Milner Field estate the Property of Sir James Roberts Esq
    Black and white estate map of Milner Field . Areas of the map have been highlighted in pink (presumably to signify ownership by Roberts?) these areas are: Milner Field, Milner Field Farm, Oakfield House, Primrose Hill, buildings at Dowley gap, Bully Coppy Wood, Fell Wood, Spring Farm, Lane End Farm, Glen View Cottage, Daisy Bank, Strawberry Garden, Bracken Hall, Old Glen House and Trench Farm as well as some additional buildings in Gilstead and Baildon.
  • H2-125a-c: Milner Field mortgage document
    3 part mortgage document: 'Titus Salt to John Crossley' re. Milner Field & Stubbing House estate
  • H2-125a: Milner Field mortgage document - Memorandum.
    Copy of first part of a 3 part mortgage document between Titus Salt Junior and John Crossley regarding Milner Field Estate and Stubbing House estate. The first part is a Memorandum outlining the overall mortgage contract.
  • H2-125b: Milner Field mortgage document - Indenture
    Copy of second part of a 3 part mortgage document between Titus Salt Junior and John Crossley regarding Milner Field Estate and Stubbing House estate. The second part is a long handwritten text with all of the legal details of the mortgage agreement.
  • H2-125c: Milner Field mortgage document - Schedule
    Copy of third part of a 3 part mortgage document between Titus Salt Junior and John Crossley regarding Milner Field Estate and Stubbing House estate. The third part has text at the top regarding the details of the mortgage agreement. The bottom two thirds is a schedule for the payment of the mortfg the detsecond part is a long handwritten text with all of the legal details of the mortgage.
  • H2-126: Roberts Memorial plaque
    Photograph of a plaque to the memory of John Edward Roberts in St. Margaret's Church Ilkley
  • H2-130: Coronation of Edward VII
    'The Coronation of Edward VII + 'Shipley and the Coronation' (Bradford Daily Telegraph)
  • H2-131: Roberts Wedding photograph
    'Wedding of Bertram Foster Roberts to Gertrude Denby' (Ladies Pictorial)
  • H2-132: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire
    'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire' (Yorkshire Daily Observer 19th September 1903)
  • H2-133: Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire
    'Jubilee of the Foundation of Saltaire', newspaper article from the Shipley Times & Express
  • H2-134: Salt Schools Presidential Address
    'Salt Schools Presidential Address' (Shipley Times & Express 2nd October 1903)
  • H2-135: Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York
    'Salt Schools Presidential Address by the Archbishop of York', article from Shipley Times & Express
  • H2-136: A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts
    'A Statue of Sir Titus Salt: Gift by Mr James Roberts' - an article in the Yorkshire Observer
  • H2-137: Saltaire: Its Origins and History
    A newspaper article on the history of Saltaire. Published in 1903 when Sir James Roberts commissioned a statue of Saltaire's founder, SIr TItus Salt, to be placed in Saltaire Park (now Roberts Park). There are photographs of the statue, Sir James Roberts and his son Bertram Roberts and of Salts Mill.
  • H2-138: The City of Bradford
    'The City of Bradford' (Baptist Times & Freeman)
  • H2-139: Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening
    Advertisement re.'Sir Titus Salt Hospital Re-opening' (Shipley Times & Express)
  • H2-140: Roberts Baronetcy
    'Baronetcy for Mr James Roberts' + 'Sir James Roberts and a Parliamentary Candidate (Shipley Times)

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