Wednesday  16 October 2020

Saltaire.Milner Field 1869 - 1950



Colin and Brian met at Leeds City Staion on Platform 5 for the Skipton train to Saltaire arriving at around 10:45 rendezvousing with John and Allan for a circular walk of around five miles to Milner Field. 


After leaving tha station Allan and John struck up a conversation with a local seventy-one year old who had lived in Saltaire all his life and loved the place so much he decided to stay. 


We then set off for Milner Field which was about a mile or so from the station passing through Saltaire Park and passing Titus Salt school on the way. 


Milner Field was a large mansion set within its own parkland grounds on the northern slope of the Aire valley one mile to the north west of the mill and model village of Sal.taire  in West Yorkshire, England. 


The house was commissioned by Titus Salt Jnr, the youngest son of the famous Victorian wool baron and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt, and built in 1869 to the plans of Thomas Harris.


Plenty of videos on YouTube search on “Milner Field”


Allan  dropped himself into one of the cellars to explore further which impressed John no end. 


On leaving Milner Field we exited via one of the Gate Houses which had tenants we then took the road back towards Saltaire and eventually picked up the canal with about two miles to do to get back to the Station. From the canal we could see the cricket pavilion and school buildings that are visible from the train. 


We continued past the station to a w

onderful café and shop called “Don’t tell Titus” where today we would all sit out in the park directly opposite to enjoy our pasties and pastries with Brian and John going the extra mile with a box of chips. 


It was now time to catch our respective trains with Allan returning to his motorbike. John catching the train back to Bingley a couple of minutes after Brian and Colin’s 14:42 back to Leeds. 


Another fascinating day out this time in Saltaire.

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