the village of saltaire located in shipley is a unesco designated world heritage site incorporating the victorian era salts mill and associated residential district. located by the river aire and leeds and liverpool canal the model village was planned by industrialist sir titus salt as a processing facility for alpaca woollen cloth and as residential accommodation for his workforce. salts mill is no longer used for textile production, but now contains the 1853 gallery, housing many works by the artist david hockney, a variety of shops, restaurants and local businesses, including pace micro technology. salts mill is accessed via the nearby saltaire railway station and together with the stone built terraced houses, ornate victorian era civic buildings and roberts park, draws significant numbers of tourists to the area.