Saltaire

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Saltaire is a Victorian model village and UNESCO World Heritage Site in West Yorkshire, England, built in the 19th century by Sir Titus Salt for his textile workers.

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Saltaire canonical 8
Titus Salt 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
model village
village
architecturalStyle Victorian architecture
builtFor textile workers
constructionStart 1851
country United Kingdom
daylightSavingTimeZone BST
foundedBy Sir Titus Salt
governingBody City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
hasCulturalUse art galleries
museums
hasEvent Saltaire Festival
hasFeature public buildings
recreational spaces
workers' housing
hasLandmark Roberts Park
Saltaire Congregational Church
Saltaire United Reformed Church
Victoria Hall
hasPark Roberts Park
hasPostalArea BD
hasPrimaryBuilding Salts Mill
hasTransportConnection Saltaire railway station
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Victorian era
inception 1851
locatedIn City of Bradford
linked to: Bradford

England
West Yorkshire
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedOn River Aire
namedAfter River Aire
Titus Salt
linked to: Saltaire
near Bradford
Shipley
originalFunction industrial model village
originalIndustry textile manufacturing
partOf Industrial heritage of West Yorkshire
Metropolitan Borough of Bradford
planningGoal improved living conditions for workers
region Yorkshire and the Humber
standardTimeZone GMT
tourismType heritage tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria ii
iv
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2001
urbanPlanningType planned community

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River Aire flowsThrough Saltaire
Saltaire namedAfter Titus Salt
linked to: Saltaire
Shipley hasNearbySettlement Saltaire
Aire Valley contains Saltaire