The town of Shipley in the county of West Yorkshire also forms a part of Bradford and lies along the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Within the town is a unique World Heritage Site, the village of Saltaire. An outstanding piece of history, this Victorian model village was founded in 1853 and planned by the industrialist Sir Titus Salt. He brought his mills here from Bradford to provide a better environment and working conditions for his workers as well as to ensure the large textile mill was close to a canal and a railway. Using the architects firm of Lockwood and Mawson, Salt built stone houses for the workers and improved their living standards further with wash-houses complete with running water and bath-houses. For the community he provided a hospital, school, almshouses, park, boathouse and an institute for recreation and education that included a library, reading room, concert hall, billiard room, science laboratory and gymnasium. Salts Mill is no longer a working mill but instead provides visitors with a wonderful cultural attraction in the 1853 Gallery.
Visitors to Shipley will find ample amenities, pubs, eateries and an abundance of heritage in the buildings, layout and historic sites. Just over the River Aire is a scenic spot on a wooded ridge called Shipley Glen, where in 1895 the Shipley Glen Tramway was built. Still in operation today, visitors can journey to the top.
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Bridge House
Dock Lane
Shipley, BD18 1BU
5 Calderwood Close
Shipley, BD18 1PZ
Unit 5
Walker Place
Shipley, BD18 1QE
26 Bingley Road
Shipley, BD18 4RS
11 Bilsdale Way
Baildon
Shipley, BD17 5DG
77-81
Browgate
Shipley, BD17 6BY
21 Briggate
Shipley, BD17 7BP
Windhill Old Station
Leeds Rd
Shipley, BD18 1BP
37 Ferncliffe Drive
Baildon
Shipley, BD17 5AH
38 Cliffe Terrace
Baildon
Shipley, BD17 5LA
31 Heaton Drive
Baildon
Shipley, BD17 5PQ
Victoria House
Shipley, BD18 3QB
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