Idly standing on Saltaire station platform waiting for a train one day, I was enjoying the sunshine glinting off the gold detailing on the church tower. Now the leaves are off the trees, you get different views of familiar sights. This was a quick phone shot, to incorporate the station name sign as well as the church in the background, one of our World Heritage Site's treasures. The buildings in the middle ground are now part of Shipley College and were formerly Salts Mill's dining hall.
Salts Mill and the surrounding village were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. The designation states: 'Saltaire is an exceptionally complete and well preserved industrial village of the second half of the 19th century, located on the river Aire. Its textile mills, public buildings, and workers' housing are built in a harmonious style of high architectural quality and the urban plan survives intact, giving a vivid impression of Victorian philanthropic paternalism, which had a profound influence on developments in industrial social welfare and urban planning in the United Kingdom and beyond.'
Happy New Year! That's more "on time" trains than I've seen in a long while - should be a world heritage site for that alone.
ReplyDeleteGood that the wonderful buildings will continue to be preserved.
ReplyDeleteYou live in such a wonderful place.
ReplyDeleteWell composed.
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