Saltaire's Victoria Hall, formerly known as The Saltaire Club and Institute (see also my post of 8 July 2009) catches the evening sun quite beautifully. The Institute was opened in 1871, as Sir Titus Salt wished to provide a social club and educational facility for the residents of his village of Saltaire (most of whom worked for him in Salts Mill). Like other buildings in the village, it was designed by the architects Lockwood and Mawson, in the Italianate style that was popular at the time. It is still used for the benefit of the local community - for meetings, evening classes, concerts, weddings, vintage and craft sales and all manner of other activities.
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beautiful warm tones!!
ReplyDeleteThere is little that compared with that golden tone you get from sun shining on Yorkshire stone
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed each time you're speaking about sir Titus Salt. This man had a complete vision of a good society, and was thinking about each thing that could be useful to make people happier!
ReplyDeleteWonderfully sunlit, and enhanced by the tree foliage.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I like the slight pinkish color in the clouds.
ReplyDeleteThe stone looks so rich and warm. Lovely photo :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent picture! It's wonderful how warm stone can look.
ReplyDeleteThat light is so pretty! It must be wonderful to have such architecture close by.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and what a great venue for a wedding. ~Lili
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