Jonathan Silver

Jonathan Silver (21 October 1949 – 25 September 1997) was a British entrepreneur from Bradford, Yorkshire, England; he was responsible for the restoration of Salts Mill as a thriving cultural, retail, and commercial centre.[1][4]: 80 While a student Silver exhibited entrepreneurial skills and spent his school lunch breaks at the local auction rooms buying and selling furniture.In 1983 Hall and Silver bought Dean Clough, a huge former carpet factory in Halifax, West Yorkshire; they began to regenerate it.[3] The mill was in a dilapidated state however Silver could see the building's potential, and transformed it into retail and commercial units as well as an art gallery.[4]: 132 The work done by Silver in bringing Salts Mill back to life played a part in Saltaire village becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 2001.