Description

SE13NW BAILDON ROBERTS PARK
SE138383

6/33 Statue of
Sir Titus Salt
set in centre of
main terrace of Park

GV II

Statue of Sir Titus Salt. 1903 by F. Derwent Wood (Chelsea) for
Mr. J. Roberts the director of Saltaire works from 1893. Ashlar
base, bronze plaques and statue. North facing.

Front plaque inscribed:- Rear plaque inscribed:-

" SIR TITUS SALT " TO COMMEMORATE THE
BARONET HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
FOUNDER OF THE BIRTH OF
OF SIR TITUS SALT BART
SALTAIRE AND THE
BORN 20th SEP 1803 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
DIED 29th DEC 1876 " OF THE OPENING OF
SALTAIRE MILLS
THIS STATUE WAS ERECTED
THE 20th SEP 1903
BY MR. JAMES ROBERTS J. P.

Sides have bas-reliefs illustrating the angora goat and the alpaca
goat. Base of statue decorated with wreath. A good statue of Salt
wearing a Victorian frock-coat and holding a parchment. Prominent
in the landscape with Saltaire, his creation, behind.

J. Reynolds, Saltaire, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums City Trail
No 2, (no date)p18.

Listing NGR: SE1381538341

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26426353

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)