In Saltaire, a suburb of what was the separate town of Shipley but now part of Bradford, started as a model village built by Sir Titus Salt in Victorian times. It still contains Salt's Mill in its centre, though it has not been involved in textile production for many years. It now contains two floors largely devoted to the works of David Hockney, shops in which the contents have unusually strong visual appeal and an excellent and moderately priced 'diner.'

It is still fascinating to walk round the 'village' and you find that some of what were important communal buildings now house Shipley College. There is a railway station and a halt on the 'canal bus.'