At the Great Exhibition of 1851 Bradford was declared pre-eminent in fabrics made from wool and cotton, and also in those made from alpaca and from mohair. Titus Salt, who clearly represented an aspect of the power and prestige of 'upstart Bradford', was awarded two medals for excellence in spinning and worsted fabrics. By this time, as the owner of five mills, he was the largest manufacturer in the town and one of its wealthiest men. Throughout its existence Saltaire maintained this close connection, becoming a symbol of Bradford's textile heritage. Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham: Hollywood actor shares story of young Halifax Town fan… (6th April 2023) Find out how to make a difference in the fight against climate change with Bradford Cathedral event (5th August 2019)

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The future of Salt's mill looks bleak, and the prospect of its standing empty at the heart of the village is horrifying. The prospect of that mighty heart lying still, and becoming steadily decrepit, is indeed too sad to contemplate." Cox, Hugo (11 November 2016). "Mayfair: London's most expensive "village" ". Financial Times . Retrieved 28 March 2017. He formed his own worsted manufacturing company in 1834 and his adventure with alpaca took practical shape two years later. J. Reynolds, The Great Paternalist, Titus Salt and the Growth of Nineteenth Century Bradford, 1983.Turkey and Syria earthquake: How you can make donations (9th February 2023) (And Yorkshire Post, 10th February 2023) There is no actual Bond Street; it is split into New Bond Street to the north and Old Bond Street to the south. [28] The 2,440 workers, who had been brought from Bradford by special trains, were never likely to have food provided for them in such oriental profusion again. However, three years later there was another birthday celebration. On this occasion 3,000 'well paid, contented and happy operatives' were taken by train to the Salt mansion at Crow Nest, Lightcliffe, but the meal, albeit substantial, was not on quite the same scale as before. Later, Salt provided other entertainments almost as lavishly, notably at Methley Hall in 1859 and again at Crow Nest in 1873.

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The London version of the game was successful, and in 1936 it was exported to Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, [4] becoming the de facto standard board in the British Commonwealth. [5] It became such a success in the UK that Waddingtons ran Monopoly competitions in locations depicted on the board; one such contest was held on platforms 3 and 4 of Fenchurch Street station. [6] The resulting board has been perennially popular around the world, with the chosen locations becoming familiar to millions. [7] Tourists from as far as Canada, Singapore and Saudi Arabia have been known to visit specific locations in London because of their presence on the Monopoly board. [5] In 2003, Watson's grandson (also called Victor Watson) unveiled a plaque at what is now a branch of The Co-operative Bank, the original location of the Angel, Islington, to commemorate the elder Watson's contribution to British popular culture. [8] [9] Graham Barnes, Communications Director of the board’s makers Winning Moves UK, said “Many of the sets are in themes, and this one is a park theme. They are in a modestly-priced part of the board because they are public parks, so we wouldn’t want to price them out of anyone’s reach.”Archbishop of York to deliver special sermon for Bradford Cathedral centenary celebrations (29th January 2019) (Plus paper) The annual Legal Service / Extraordinary Drawers feature (The Telegraph and Argus) (5th February 2019) The new Bradford edition of Monopoly will be officially launched next month and will include landmark locations such as Lister Park and the under-construction City Park, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. Photographer Kate Abbey calls on Bradford’s different faith communities to get involved with Cathedral project (8th March 2022) Winning Moves, manufacturers of this version of the Monopoly game under license from Hasbro, announced earlier in the year that there would be a game for the city.

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degree virtual tour of Bradford Cathedral brings the magnificent building to your armchair (22nd January 2021) In 1847 Edward Akroyd had commissioned the design for the village around Copley Mill in the Calder valley, which seems to have been related to, if not directly inspired by, Disraeli's novel, Sybil: or the Two Nations. Had he perhaps been reading J.S. Fletcher, whose A Picturesque History of Yorkshire, published in 1899, dismissed Saltaire, of which More than 1,000 events in English cathedrals and churches to mark queen’s Platinum Jubilee (2nd June 2022) Review: Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, Bradford Cathedral: Ilkley Gazette / Wharfedale Observer (15th March 2023)Hitting a high note: Meet the organist who has bought an old Halifax church and filled it with pianos (20th May 2023) The final list mixes well-known landmarks with relatively obscure locations. There appears to be no specific motivation for how they were chosen; when the travel writer Tim Moore searched the Waddingtons' company archives he did not uncover any relevant documentation. [13] Not a street, but a location in London (between Piccadilly, Regent Street, Oxford Street and Park Lane). The most expensive square on the board, and in reality. [29] This is the kind of news that Dr Linstrum and all conservationists had been waiting for, but time is short, and all depends upon acquiring the premises from the present owners. The New Mill, below the river, has already suffered from vandalism, and as Ken Powell wrote in his introduction to the seminar,

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From Halloween discos, to sports camps – 30 rainy days out for the family you hadn’t thought of (23rd October 2023) Mr Barnes said: “We would like to formally thank the great and greater Bradford and district public for all its wonderful input. Discover an Exploration of Faith as Bradford Cathedral’s Artist in Residence launches her new exhibition (16th June 2022)Forgotten footage traces Bradford’s history through a century of filmmaking (The Yorkshire Post) (6th September 2019) Bradford named UK City of Culture 2025 – and celebrated with picture of cathedral in Norfolk (1st June 2022) it is difficult to speak with any particular enthusiasm or appreciation … It is regarded by some people as the most wonderful place in Airedale and possibly in the world; and it is certainly worth a careful inspection if only for the sake of proving how very uninteresting and featureless a model village can be." its fitness for the economical working of a great manufacturing establishment. The estate is bounded by highways and railways which penetrate the very centre of the buildings, and is intersected both by canal and river. Abundance of water is obtained for the use of the steam-engines, and for the different processes of manufacture. By the distance of the mills from the smoke and cloudy atmosphere of a large town, unobstructed and good light may be secured, whilst, both by land and water, direct communication is gained for the importation of coal and all other raw produce on the one hand, and for the exportation and delivery of manufactured goods on the other." His grandfather also made a small mistake with his research as Marlborough Street should actually be Great Marlborough Street.