Empty Weaving Shed, Salt's Mill, Saltaire
- maker:
- Ian Beesley
Gelatine silver print entitled 'Empty Weaving Shed, Salt's Mill, Saltaire' by Ian Beesley. Signed in pencil on the back. 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: 479 mm x 385 mm
image: 454 mm x 355 mm
- type:
- photograph and silver gelatin print
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
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