Salts Mill

"Salts Mill is set in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saltaire. The Grade II Listed historic mill building was built in 1853 by Sir Titus Salt along with the village to house his workers. The whole area is of architectural and historical interest.

1853 Gallery David Hockney 
Salts Mill is home to one of the largest collections of David Hockney’s art. On the ground floor you will find the 1853 Gallery which houses a permanent exhibition of works by David Hockney. 

Gallery 2 and the Saltaire Exhibition 
On the second floor beyond Salts Book and Poster Shop is Gallery 2 and the Saltaire Exhibition. Gallery 2 has a collection of work by Henry Marvell Carr R.A entitled “The Textile Process” and Simon Palmer’s collection of Saltaire paintings and drawings. At the rear of the gallery is the Saltaire Exhibition which is a fascinating exhibition which explores Saltaire’s history from 1853 to the present day. "


After hearing John talk about how much he loved salts mill I decided to take a trip there and I was amazed at how beautiful the space was. The fresh lilies that John pointed out as his highlight were a nice thing to see and just walking around taking everything was such a relaxing experience. It's somewhere I had always driven past and seen signs for but never been in but after visiting once I'm already making plans to go back over summer.



I really liked the vases they had on display and find the colours so beautiful and they work so well together. I like to take photos of nice colours that work together so that I can swatch them and use the colours in my work and I think I definitely will be using these colours in the future.