Titus Salt's factory town was Industrial Revolution model [audio 29min]
Archaeologist Julian Richards explores the hidden history of British towns through the streets and buildings of today. Over 150 years ago, Titus Salt set up a textile mill in a piece of countryside three miles from the centre of Bradford. It became a model town, its visionary scale unsurpassed during the Industrial Revolution. Salt didn't just provide well-built homes for his workers, but hospitals, shops and schools. Julian Richards takes a look around this fascinating place, finding out more about it and its elusive founder.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Mapping the Town"