Empty Weaving Shed, Salt's Mill, Saltaire

Empty Weaving Shed, Salt's Mill, Saltaire

Ian Beesley/Science Museum Group
© Ian Beesley

Gelatine silver print entitled 'Empty Weaving Shed, Salt's Mill, Saltaire' by Ian Beesley. Produced for the commission `Through the Mill:, The Story of Yorkshire Wool in Photographs'. 1985-1987'.

Nearly three thousand people thronged the original weaving shed at a banquet to celebrate the opening of Salts' mill in September 1853. It is now an empty shell, abandoned by its former glories.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
2026-2/35
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 483 mm x 405 mm
type:
photograph and silver gelatin print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford