Shipley Glen & Tramway Collections

Item set

Type
Collection
Identifier
COL67
Title
Shipley Glen & Tramway Collections
Description
Items associated with Shipley Glen, a green open space near to Saltaire. From the late nineteenth century it was the site of popular entertainment, including a rollercoaster and toboggan ride. The Tramway ran from the edge of Saltaire up the valley side to the Glen.

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Associated place or event
Shipley Glen, Shipley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  • Icon for photographic imageD3-100a-u: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Album of news cuttings on Shipley Glen and the Tramway. Also includes photos of Salts High School girls working on farms in 1947 a. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 1 b. Photocopy of newspaper cutting - Sam Wilson's Glenterprise by Geoff Mellor Pg 2 c. Photocopy of a photo of Bracken Hall Green (Shipley Glen) d. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble (Shipley Glen) e. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & 3rd wife f. Photocopy of photo of Mr Sam Wilson & Glen Tramway 1895 g. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen toboggan slide c. 1895 h. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Togoggan Slide with Miss Wison & Mrs Wilson i. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Tramway with Miss Wilson j. Photocopy of photo of Shipley Glen Toboggan Slide (dismantled after accident) k. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house at Bracken Hall l. Photocopy of photo of British Temperance Tea & Coffee house m. Photocopy of photo of Switchback on Brackenhall Green n. Photocopy of photo of Cragg Hebble c. 1898 o. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway with Sam Wilson p. Photocopy of photo of Glen Tramway q. Photocopy of photo of Bracken Hall (Shipley Glen) r. Photocopy of photo of Rifle Range - Baildon Moor s. Photo copy of photo of group of pupils & teachers who went potato picking from Salts Girls High School 1944 t. Photocopy of photo of group of girls 1947 Stathern u. Photocopy of photo of Salt hospital
  • Icon for photographic imageD3-101a: Shipley Glen toboggan run
    Photograph of Sam Wilson's Toboggan Run on Shipley Glen
  • Icon for bookletD3-102: Shipley Glen
    Booklet 'Shipley Glen'. Articles by Alan Cattell include:The Glen, Early Days, Early rides and New Experiences, The development of the Japanese Gardens
  • Icon for documentD3-103a: Article on Shipley Glen
    My Community Hub' Magazine Sept. 2012. Includes articles by Allan Cattell on Shipley Glen
  • Icon for documentD3-104a-b: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Large laminated copy + Photocopy of article from Illustrated Mail 21st May 1904 'Hartley's Japanese Garden'
  • Icon for documentD3-105a-b: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Laminated page and printed copy of 2 postcards of Japanese Gardens 1913
  • Icon for photographic imageD3-106a: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Original photograph of the Linley family of the Japanese Gardens
  • Icon for postcardD3-107: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Photocopy of postcards of Switchback, Tramway & Airedale Harriers
  • Icon for documentD3-108a-b: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    2 copies of typed article: 'Memories of the Japanese Gardens' by Margaret Ellis
  • Icon for bookletD3-109a: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Booklet: 'Shipley Glen: An explantory outline of Physical Features etc. by W.P. Winter
  • D3-110: 1d up 1/2d down
    Booklet '1d up 1/2d down' by Whitrick & Leak 'Trackless Public ation' 1982). A bookley about the Shipley Glen tramway.
  • Icon for documentD3-111: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Laminated Photocopy of Telegraph & Argus article 'Fun in the Glen' by Mike Priestley (25th June 1997)
  • Icon for documentD3-112: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Laminated copy of Aire Valley Target article 'Historical Tramway is Top for Tourists' (13th May 1999)
  • Icon for magazineD3-113: Article entitled 'The Glen' by Alan Cattell
    Copy of 'The Prosider' magazine with article 'The Glen' by Alan Cattell (Winter 2011)
  • Icon for documentD3-115: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Newscutting 'Ticket prices frozen at Tramway' Airevalley Advertiser 11th Jan 2013
  • Icon for documentD3-116: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Laminated copy of poem 'Roses in December' by Margaret Napier
  • Icon for documentD3-119a: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    'Flowers From The Glen' A book of poems by James Waddington (original & copy)
  • Icon for planD3-120: Plan of Saltaire Park
    Photocopy of a plan of Saltaire Park (1870)
  • Icon for newspaper cuttingD3-121: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Newspaper cutting: 'Fun in the Glen for Generations' (25th June 1997)
  • Icon for documentD3-130: Leisure - Park & Amenities
    Copy of a postcard showing people on the Glen Tramway c.1950s

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