{"id":46282,"date":"2022-09-04T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46282"},"modified":"2022-09-04T09:33:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T08:33:41","slug":"still-standing-saltaire-tram-depot-shipley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46282","title":{"rendered":"Still Standing! Saltaire Tram Depot, Shipley"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we return to another series of \u201cStill Standing!\u201d we start off by heading to West Yorkshire and taking a look at an old tram depot in Shipley which remains in existence and has now found a fairly novel use \u2013 it certainly make a nice change from the constant stream of bus depots and warehouses!<\/p>\n

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Hirst Lane Depot (also known as Saltaire Depot) was built by Bradford Corporation Tramways in August 1904. Housing electric trams from the off (with Bradford choosing the non-standard gauge of 4ft) it has six tracks and was in effect a replacement for the nearby Moorhead Lane Depot which closed in 1904 having been used since 1882 for horse, steam and then electric trams. The depot we are reviewing here remained as the home of trams until 6th<\/sup> May 1939 at which point the tram routes here were converted to trolleybus operation. It was subsequently used to house trolleybuses and remained active until 20th<\/sup> August 1963.<\/p>\n

Despite it being almost 60 years since it was used for trolleybuses the main structure remains today and is now the SALT Beer Factory. This is an open plan restaurant which features a modern British menu with a dining gallery upstairs. They also make a thing of the history of the building with all their literature saying how they are in a former tram depot.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no real denying the origins of the structure as one look makes you automatically think some sort of transport depot. This general view shows the old and the new merged together to make something viable for today.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view of the site. You\u2019ll notice what look like tracks in the foreground but these aren\u2019t quite what they seem as they are merely a decorative representation of track and setts. (Both Photographs by Bob Hayes, 3rd May 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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