« back to gallery

SALTAIRE Nr BRADFORD YORKSHIRE UK 1980's

Salts Mill. Saltaire near Shipley, Bradford West Yorkshire England 1981. Woman working in cotton mill on a spinning machine, she is wearing ear defenders, the noise is terrific. World Heritage Site 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.
Share
twitterlinkedinfacebook
Saltaire Yorkshire Factory work in UK 1980s woman in cotton mill
Salts Mill. Saltaire near Shipley, Bradford West Yorkshire England 1981. Woman working in cotton mill on a spinning machine, she is wearing ear defenders, the noise is terrific. World Heritage Site 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.

Filename: WOMAN FACTORY WORKER WORKING ENGLAND 1980S SALTAIRE YORKSHIRE SALTS MILL 020.jpg
Size: 5197x3459 / 9.4MB
From gallery: SALTAIRE Nr BRADFORD YORKSHIRE UK 1980's
Source:
Date: 6 Feb 2010
Location: Saltaire Bradford Yorkshire UK
Credit: HOMER SYKES
Copyright:
Model Release: No
Property Release: No
Restrictions:
Direct Link:
Keywords:
  • Saltaire
  • Shipley
  • Bradford
  • West Yorkshire
  • woman
  • women
  • Factory
  • work
  • workers
  • working
  • people
  • person
  • mill
  • cotton mill
  • ear defenders
  • Working class
  • north
  • northern
  • 1980s
  • 80s
  • 1981
  • England
  • English
  • Britain
  • British
  • UK
  • in
  • a
  • on
  • Social History
  • Archival
  • Archive Stock
  • textile industry

Only search this gallery