Roberts Park, Saltaire

The park was designed and laid out by William Gay (1814–1893) for Sir Titus Salt (1803–1876) and was opened on 25 July 1871 by Sir Titus, although conceived of as early as 1850. The park was named Saltaire Park but was known informally as The People's Park, and Salt's Park. In 1920 Sir James Roberts named the park Roberts Park as a memorial to his second son Bertram Foster Roberts (1876–1912) when he gave the park to Bradford Council on 1 August that year. The park was accessible from Saltaire village via Victoria Road on the Saltaire Bridge across the Aire but after showing signs of collapsing the bridge was demolished in 1967. Later the two were reconnected with an iron footbridge over the river. In 1971 Saltaire including Roberts Park was designated a conservation area In 2009–10 the park was refurbished with help from lottery funds and other grants. == Landmarks and refurbishment ==

The main entrances to the park are in the east by the lodge, and in the south east via a cast iron bridge. On either side of the Half Moon Pavilion are steps leading up to the promenade and a semi circular balustraded viewing platform on top of the pavilion. To the north of the statue was the location of the original bandstand demolished during the Second World War. To the north of the bandstand, located next to the north entrance is the North Shelter containing a poster exhibition of the park's history. After refurbishment the park was opened on 22 May 2010 with a bandstand concert from the Hammonds Saltaire Band. In the east of the park next to the East Shelter is the Park Lodge and main gates. The pavilion, park lodge and all three shelters are listed buildings and were designed by Lockwood and Mawson or in the case of the shelters, thought to be. The work included the refurbishment of the park shelters, pavilion, park lodge, and statue plus additional park furniture, signage, the reinstatement of the park railings, A children's play area and a 280 m2 BMX skate park were created in the east of the park. The total cost of the refurbishment was £4.5 million with £3.2 million coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund, £1.2 million from Bradford Council, and £0.1 million from other sources. Work on restoration was started in February 2009 and completed in April 2010. ==See also==