ALL TOGETHER NOW

ONE BIG HALLELUJAH CHORUS

THE PAPER A great opportunity The Aire Valley Singers’ In this issue to participate in the concert is at St. Paul’s WHEN IS A LOFT A WITH fine old Church, Kirkgate on LOBBY? tradition of standing Saturday, November 21 st Plus PLENTY to sing the much loved at 7.30pm. For tickets, at IS HISTORY MORE THAN A HOBBY? TO SING Hallelujah Chorus £8, which includes re- from Handel’s freshments, ring (01274) Plus ALL OUR USUAL ABOUT Messiah arises this 595416 or 563736. UNUSUAL S month. ______

__ CONCERT BOOKSHOP As part of a nationwide RUMMAGING WITH EVENTS project organised by GOOD REASON Peter Leach will be the BBC and English talking about his newly National Opera, the A Rummage Sale to be fire at

published Pevsner Guide highly acclaimed Aire held in Victoria Hall on Football Club’s Valley to and Bradford, Valley Singers are Sunday November 22 nd Parade ground, with all

when he is the guest at the inviting everyone to will raise funds for the proceeds in aid of the Bookshop, “bring your copies and Plastic Surgery and Unit. Dave Glenister ,

217 Road on your voices and join Burns Research Unit at Event Co-ordinator at November 19th . The us” when they perform the Bradford Royal Victoria Hall, himself a

book is the latest in a the piece as an item in Infirmary. The sale, from Bradford City fan who series which examines the their next concert at St. 10am to 1pm, is being moved to the city in architecture of our finest Paul’s Church, Shipley. organised with the 1984, said, “Victoria

cities. The following PROGRAMME invaluable assistance of Hall always welcomes

week , November 26th, The programme for the HTG Events, a local the opportunity to Mark Kneale and Glyn concert, celebrating company better known support worthy causes Watkins will be bringing the anniversaries this for supplying music and and is particularly forgotten railways back to year of four famous entertainment for parties, pleased to get behind a life in a prose, poetry and composers, includes weddings and corporate charity with such local film show entitled Haydn’s Nelson Mass , functions. A further significance at a time 'Midland Lines'. Mendelssohn’s Kyrie twelve similar sales are when The Burns Unit

Both events commence at and anthems by planned, one a month could be faced with 6.30pm and admission is Purcell, as well as during 2010, to mark the closure without £2.50, which includes another popular piece 25th anniversary of the additional funding” refreshments and a chance by Handel, The King To book a table e-mail: [email protected] to win a book. Shall Rejoice .

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JOHN NICHOLSON POETRY PRIZE

Throughout the year, we invite readers to submit original poems on the subject of Saltaire and/or , the best of which are published in these pages. ( is the 'Airedale Poet', who Photograph of the Lobby from the Albert Bowtell collection , donated to died tragically on the river bank in the Saltaire Archive, housed in , by Joyce Bowtell. 1843.) Below is the second of four LOOKING INTO THE LOBBY poems this year: The Kevin Cummins exhibition in the Mill last month was a double treat: SALTAIRE Not only were the photographs stunning, but the setting was breathtaking. By Jim Saville The Lobby is not normally open to the public and so Maggie Silver’s decision to use it for the exhibition was much appreciated. Davina Silver Built in the age of paternalism organised the e xhibition and placed the photographs around the walls, for convenience and social which meant that the floor space was entirely open, allowing us an engineering, unrestricted view of the full extent of the gallery. It is the topmost gallery A labour force near at hand, in the Mill, and at the time it was built was the longe st room in the world. docile, sober and God-fearing. It is the length of St Paul’s Cathedral and is almost as impressive. There A place in the open country, is a lot of natural light through the glass roof, and it requires only a little away from the grit and the grime. imagination to think what it would be like when full of spinning Free from the constant pollution machines. I had reflected no more than this about the room until I had an and the ever present crime. enquiry, via the Village website, from Professor Alan McInley from St Andrews University, who was writing a book about the impact of French Built with the best materials philosopher Michel Foucault (1926 – 1984). Amongst many other things to a clearly thought out plan. Foucault was interested in the link between power and control and the use Mirroring all the best features of space. He considered the large rooms in prisons and many oppressive of that truly modern man. workplaces, and the Prof became very excited when I showed him images of the Lobby. He saw it not only as the most effective way of housing the Through the years they prospered. hundreds of spinning machines but also of controlling the thousands of Workers and factory combined. workers employed in . I thought that it was an intriguing Until like the rest of the industry, thought and I had certainly not considered it before. the textile trade declined. Bearing in mind that Titus was reputedly a bit of a control freak with all The clanking machines were his rules and regulations, perhaps this is also an example of the same trait. abandoned There is much evidence of his generosity and benevolence, of course, and small firms took their place. through the existence of the public buil dings in the village and his The growing urban population charitable works, but he was also a shrewd businessman who knew that it started filling the rural space. was in his best commercial interest to have control over the most variable and unpredictable of his resources, his “operatives”. But here in this little corner I am also left with other puzzles : Why was it called “The Lobby”, we know Titus got it right. which is normally an entrance hall? What was the experience of people For in our own special village who worked in this environment? There are still many Sentinel readers the future's still looking bright. who worked in the Mill and I would welcome their comments about this remarkable space. Please let me know on 01274 592944 (after 5pm), via [The Sentinel picture of Nicholson (above) is an adaptation of the engraving by the www.saltairevillage.info website where I have an email link, or via the W.O.Geller.] editor using the email address on the front page. Roger Clarke

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VICTORIA HISTORY CLUB GUEST MAGIC TEAROOMS Erika Diaz Petersen , senior consultant at Hilary NUMBER 8 Victoria Road Taylor Landscape Associates, the company responsible for the current work in Roberts Park, will deliver a talk Open Daily THREE entitled ‘Saltaire’s Model Publ ic Park: Creation and Coffee, tea, cakes, scones, Rejuvenation’ to the Saltaire History Club when it 2 Victoria Road snacks and novelty gifts th meets next on Thursday, December 10 at 7pm in the Open Tues-Sun 01274 - 823092 Resource Centre of Shipley College, Exhibition Road. 01274 - 587313 ______PETER TED THE MAGNIFICENT SALTAIRE

Last month, we announced the sad news of the death of RANDALL Ted Warburton, who for many years presided over the BOOKSHOP Gentleman’s opera sets in Salts Mill. Here, Malcolm Gray , owner 217 Bingley Road Hairdresser of Carlton Antiques, remembers his old friend: Open Mon-Sat 10-5 PICTURE FRAMING Edward Warburton , affectionately known as Ted, or Thursdays till 8pm HOUSE SIGNS as he called himself “Ted the Magnificent”, was born in New and second hand books AND MUCH MORE ! Regular Events , Bradford in 1932. He received a grammar 205 Bingley Road On Thursdays 6.30-8 school education at Grange Boys Grammar School until 01274 – 597140 Authors read and talk. the age of 16. On leaving school he worked in the wool ______01274 - 589144 trade, but at 18 years old was “called up” for National The SPA Service, serving in the RAF. He was posted to the SALTAIRE stores Department, where he was told to issue the men 21 Titus Street with potties. The ranks had plain white ones but the NEWSAGENTS The Authentic officer’s potties had gold rims. After the War he 9 Victoria Road Village corner shop worked in the wool trade as a buyer fo r the next 25 Newspapers and much, Open Mon-Sat years. Later he was to open a shop with his wife in much more Open 6am-5pm 8.30am-10pm Main Street, selling rugs, antiques and bric-a- Sundays 8am-4pm Sun. 10am-10pm brac, as well as running a bed and breakfast establishment. He came to Salts Mill to work at Skopos Daily deliveries 01274 – 826534 as a salesman until the branch clo sed and he 01274 – 595389 approached Maggie Silver for any other opportunities ______in the Mill. He was given part time work looking after SALTS the security of the Opera Sets, created by David CAROLINE Hockney, on the Third Floor. With the remainder of MILL his time he ran a stall on Todmorde n market buying STREET Opened in 1853 and and selling antiques and collectables from spring to SOCIAL still autumn. He also rented a Unit at Cawthorne Antique Open Every Day Centre, doing most of his buying at Auction CLUB Rooms and at car boot sales. Provided the weather was Attractions include : good, he could be seen every Sunday morning bagging (next to the Car Park) SALT’S DINER a bargain at Bingley Car Boot Sales. always has a warm Cafe in to Ted had a wicked sense of humour. He was very “dry”, welcome for all . and well liked by everyone who worked with him at the Opera Salts Mill. He loved Saltaire. His death was a great Regular events include: SALTAIRE HISTORY shock to us all and he will be sadly missed. He had an Sequence dancing (Thurs) EXHIBITION operation but while recovering he fell and died a few Bingo (Mon, Tues, Fri) 1853 Gallery days later. Knowing Ted, he would not have wished to Line dancing THE HOME have been ill for long and to be a burden to anyone. (Monday evening, ______Tuesday afternoon) and many other, varied All the establishme nts featured on this page serve as A guest artiste every retail outlets outlets for this newspaper . Please note that space in ADMISSION FREE Saturday night the Sentinel is not for sale but neither is it offered 01274 - 531163 01274 – 585140 free for commercial advertising .

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VILLAGE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP CAFÉ

WEBSITE Dave Shaw , who attended the Saltaire Learning Cuppacare , in New The Saltaire Sentinel is Development Partnership (SLDP) seminar at Kirkgate, Shipley, is "a th available online, via the not Victoria Hall on October 7 on behalf of Saltaire café with a heart in the for profit Saltaire Village History Club, reports: heart of town". The not Website, thanks entirely to The SLDP – a joint campaign to develop local for profit enterprise is Pamela Reynolds, who learning resources – is still at an early stage. This kept open from 10am manages and maintains the contrasts with some other World Heritage Sites, until 1.30pm on Mondays site at which have well established programmes, and and Fridays by Shipley where more resources have been applied to that Christians Together. www.saltairevillage.info ______end. Craig McHugh, Bradford Council’s World ______PAMELA’S Heritage Site Officer had convened the seminar, ORGAN which attracted about thirty participants from a CALENDAR surprisingly wide spectrum of interests. A previous CONCERT Copies of the Saltaire meeting, in September, had identified the broad Organist and composer Calendar 2010, produced scope of what a partnership of interests could Paul Fisher will give a by Pamela Reynolds , are hopefully achieve in the future, which would concert at St. Paul’s available from a number of include increasing a sense of pride and ownership Church, Kirkgate, on local outlets, including in Saltaire, promoting its environment and the Saturday November 28 th . Salts Mill, Saltaire learning resources we have, and being aware of our The programme of Newsagents on Victoria vistors' educational needs; eg. in keeping with popular and classical Road, the United Reform ed changes to the National Curriculum. Clearly, the music, to commence at Church (church funds planned partnership, to which Saltaire History Club 2.30pm , will include benefit from purchases should be able to contribute, is not just about some of Mr Fisher’s own made here) and, of course, providing teaching packs for schools. It has a much compositions. from the Village website wider scope which ideally will address the needs of The admission charge of [see above ]. Featuring all categories of people wanting to learn about £6 on the door will some familiar figures in Saltaire, for ages ranging from pre-school groups to support the church’s surprising guise and with a the University of the Third Age. Groups with an ongoing appeal to raise a genuine Saltaire lion on already expressed interest in the Partnership total of over £50,000 to every page, the calendar, include Salts Mill, Shipley College, Education restore the magnificent like the website, is a credit Bradford, Saltaire United Reformed Church, organ, which was built in to the community and a Saltaire Village Society, , 1892 by the celebrated showcase for some truly Brackenhall Countryside Centre, the Museum of firm of J.J.Binns. breathtaking photography. Reed Organs and Harmoniums, the Cinema Organ Teas will be available. ______Society, and Dream Achievers Ltd (based in SALTAIRE Shipley Wharf, and providing opportunities to WORLD HERITAGE explore cultural heritages centred around the WHEELIE POLICE AND Does NOT talk rubbish COMMUNITY canal’s resources). Securing resources for the CONTACT POINT project will be a challenge, but the wide body of parties involved should optimise our chances of (At the Victoria Road that. The issue is very much within the remit of the entrance to Salts Mill ) History Club, and we should continue to engage in Open Wednesday the Partnership. Any members of the Club wanting 10-00 -1.00 p.m. to engage directly in this activity, or simply find Come along or contact out more, are invited to contact me. The workshop us on : 01274 537416 "Learning resources? was very well organized – congratulations are due I could show them a [email protected] to (History Club member!) Craig McHugh. thing or two !"

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