On a very clear, cold day, the local gull population clearly thought the roof of the New Mill was the warmest place to be.
Elsewhere in the village, there seemed to be more cars than people. I guess folks were making the most of the end of the holidays and enjoying the warmth inside their homes.
George Street runs right down through the village. It's one of three streets that spans the entire estate south to north, carefully designed to showcase the church right at the bottom. The others are Victoria Road and Albert Terrace, at opposite sides of the residential area.
Slicing through from east to west are Caroline Street, Titus Street and Saltaire Road (the original turnpike road). Titus Street, seen below, holds one of the more unusual village houses, which has a watchtower. It was reputedly the home of the commissionaire and chief security officer at Salts Mill. People say he used the glazed tower as a lookout but I can't verify whether that's true or not.
Even a cold day looks less cold when the sun is out, but I know that can be very deceptive!
ReplyDeleteYour description of the streets cutting through north to south and east to west made me look at Saltaire on Google maps. The estate's boundaries are clearly marked on the satellite view, and the regular pattern is obvious.
It would be neat to have a tower from which to observed everyone's rooftops. I like looking out at vistas, which somehow gives me a real sense of belonging to a place. Perhaps growing up in the midwest, it was fun to be in the center of large swaths of views. Or Texas or Florida with the flatness with so much sky. But in the mountains I love coming over a crest and seeing for miles.
ReplyDeleteNo body on the streets in the cold.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful--as what a sky!
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