Saltaire URC

Apologies for showing yet another picture of it but there have been days this autumn when the light around Saltaire's beautiful and historic church has been just sublime. In the late afternoon, the setting sun sometimes brushes the trees behind with pure gold. 

The church was opened in 1859, one of a number of West Yorkshire churches built in that decade by paternalistic textile mill owners, anxious to see their workforces adopt a Christian way of life. Architecturally outstanding, a grand and distinctive temple, it sits deliberately opposite the main entrance to Salt's Mill. This was Sir Titus Salt making a statement that his success was God-given and showing his determination to use his position and wealth for the betterment of his workforce, both temporally and spiritually.   

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends. Hoping the coming year will be better for us all in every way.