Original Bradford

Besides being a leading light in industry Bradford was also pioneering in caring for its citizens.

Titus Salt, the city's great philanthropist, was one of the first Mill owners to value the health of his employees and built Europe's most progressive industrial community, Saltaire, which is now a World Heritage Site.

It was a Bradford MP who pioneered free education for every child in Britain and the Independent Labour Party was also born in the city to campaign for better working conditions for all employees.

This heritage of breaking away from convention for the good of common man continues today with the country's only Peace Museum to be found in the city.

"Bradford has grown and grown into something really worth taking a look at. It's a city of its own but also very close to everything else. The cost of living makes it easier to get by than other places and on the social scene there is something to suit everyone."

Richard Brooks - Archaeological Sciences

External links (will open in a new browser window)

• The Peace Museum
• Visit Saltaire - from Bradford Council

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