2015

SE1338 : Saltaire Congregational Church Tower

taken 9 years ago, near to Saltaire, Bradford, England

Saltaire Congregational Church Tower
Saltaire Congregational Church Tower
The church was first opened in 1859 and stands opposite the mill as a reminder to the workers of its presence; no pubs or pawn shops were allowed in the village. It was built for Titus Salt by local architects Henry Lockwood and Richard Mawson in an Italianate style designed to give the appearance of a temple with Corinthian columns. It features a round tower the base of which has four clock faces and four oculi. A mausoleum for the Salt family was added in 1861.

The church is a Grade I listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 337556 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings). The Congregationals and Presbyterians joined to become the United Reformed Church in 1972. Since then, the church has been called Saltaire United Reformed Church.
Saltaire Village, World Heritage Site :: SE1337

Saltaire is a Victorian model village on the outskirts of Bradford, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal The village takes its name from Titus Salt, a Victorian textile magnate and philanthropist who built a mill and a village to house his workers.

In December 2001, Saltaire was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (LinkExternal link for a site plan of Saltaire showing the overall layout and the boundaries of the UNESCO World Heritage Site). The vast majority of buildings in the village have been individually designated as listed buildings by English Heritage.


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SE1338, 653 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 March, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 March, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 138 381 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:50.3435N 1:47.4423W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 138 381
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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