The School Dental Clinic
Read how the Boer war led to the creation of a school dental clinic in Saltaire, but not without a fight!
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Snippets from Saltaire’s history
There are many stories to tell of what’s gone on in Saltaire since it was founded over 170 years ago. We have brief histories and biographies that reveal some of the story of Saltaire. But here we have collected a few more detailed, sometimes more personal, snippets of Saltaire’s history.
Dentist H Alvin Mahoney fixes Saltaire’s teeth
Read about the dentist H Alvin Mahoney, appointed in 1912 as Saltaire’s dental surgeon and head of the new children’s dental clinic.
Master of dental surgery: Albert Ernest Ellison
Find out about Albert Ernest Ellison, school dentist in Saltaire and co-inventor of ‘Nerve Destroyer’, an instant cure for toothache.
Memories of a young library assistant
Read about a young librarian’s experiences of working in the library based in Victoria Hall in the 1970s
A ‘rum’ question
Find out how a Christmas celebration featuring a bottle of rum nearly got a matron dismissed