The essence of Saltaire

Having lived here for over 25 years, I feel I know Saltaire pretty intimately. There are aspects of it that just scream 'Saltaire' to me and I think I'd recognise them wherever they cropped up. One such 'icon' is the iron railings along Victoria Road and Albert Terrace, which have arched mouldings. Another is the arched windows, both in the houses and in Salts Mill. A third is the original, ornate lamp-posts, once gas powered and now electric (though the Council in its wisdom is adding more modern LED streetlamps, not necessarily an aesthetic improvement!). The whole of the village and the Mill, although built over a span of about fifteen years in the mid-1800s, was designed by the same architects, Lockwood and Mawson. There is an overall cohesiveness to it, which is one of the reasons it is so celebrated and protected as a World Heritage Site. 

I have started a small project to try and capture some of these aspects in a creative way. Here's an example.