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I don't get into Keighley, Bingley, Shipley that often for social or art reasons. But it seems Saltaire has become not only an arts centre but a notable real ale centre with attractive bars and pubs. And it all happened without outsiders really noticing. Strange how life unfolds -- as at one time nobody would bother with visiting Saltaire for night life.
or 'daylife', for that matter, Phil! But how right you are. What I thought of as drab and dismal terrace houses as the bus took me through in my childhood, have now all become des-res.
Whoever was responsible for developing Salts Mill and the Hockney Gallery, plus making the area round the bridge look good, did great things for Saltaire. Not surprised that it became a trendy little enclave. Sad that the restrictions of the past twelve months have meant that I have had to abandon my visits. I guess that it's been the same for you, Doug.
Victorian mill owner and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt started it and then creative Jewish clothing entrepreneur Jonathan Silver nudged it along in the Eighties. With support from his Bradford Art College mate David Hockney.
I guess the bar owners and coffee shops could see the cultural drift. The Sunday Times said recently it was in the top 10 best places to live in UK. Disc jockey John Peel used to extol its attractions on Radio One too before he died a few years ago. His much younger wife was originally from Saltaire and she returned frequently to visit her parents. Nice to visit but not to live there surely.