Hundreds of people flocked to Saltaire at the weekend for the historic village’s first World Heritage festival.

A collection of memorabilia linked to industrialist Sir Titus Salt and artefacts from Salts Mill were displayed at Shipley College in Victoria Road while costumed guides provided tours around the World Heritage site.

The exhibition included pictures of the Salt family, a dinner service from when the mill opened in 1853 and tools used by workers.

As the theme for this year’s International World Heritage day was the heritage of water, events were also focused on the importance of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the mill.

Molly Kenyon, of Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, who helped organised the festival, said: “It’s the first time we have done this, even though Saltaire has been a World Heritage site for ten years. It’s the co-operation of many groups that’s made this possible.”

The four-day festival, which finishes today, also saw performances from the Rainbow Morris dancing group, Hall Royd Band and drama students from Titus Salt School in Roberts Park.

An alpaca parade from the canal to the mill was being held today at 1.30pm.