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A BRITISH EYE ON THE WORLD 1985 Rio de Janeiro.

Saltaire, Bradford. 1981<br />
A factory worker walks home after a days shift in Salts Cotton Mill.<br />
Salts Mill named after  Sir Titus Salt was closed down in 1986  after 133 years as a textile factory. Salts Mill the centre of the  model industrial village built on the huge profits made out of  alpaca fibre in the nineteenth century, it has been named a  World Heritage Site by Unesco.
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BRITISH SOCIETY 1970S AND 1980S UK THE WAY WE WERE.
Saltaire, Bradford. 1981
A factory worker walks home after a days shift in Salts Cotton Mill.
Salts Mill named after Sir Titus Salt was closed down in 1986 after 133 years as a textile factory. Salts Mill the centre of the model industrial village built on the huge profits made out of alpaca fibre in the nineteenth century, it has been named a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

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From gallery: A BRITISH EYE ON THE WORLD 1985 Rio de Janeiro.
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Date: 2 Jul 2009
Location: Saltaire Bradford Yorkshire UK
Credit: HOMER SYKES
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