The Workhouse: a spike in British history
A haunting remembrance of the depths of poverty and pain that engulfed Victorian Britain, the irking image of the workhouse is one filled with apprehension and unease. Although eye-opening to the despair and desolation that many often fell into, the eeriness surrounding such a topic was one which wasn’t the...
Bridging a gap in Rotherham history
A rarity amongst ecclesiastical architecture, Rotherham’s Chapel on the Bridge has stood proudly amidst the town’s heritage for over 500 years. Despite being just one of three surviving structures of its type in the UK, the quaint waterside chapel has become somewhat shrouded in mystery over the latter decades; with residents passing the building every day and still not knowing what lies within its thick, stone walls.
Aroundtown Meets … Kevin Grunill
From the Top of the Tower to bright lights of Granadaland, the sound of one man’s musical repertoire has waltzed around the dancefloors and theatres of some of the UKs finest establishments over the past twenty five years. But for Barnsley-born organist Kevin Grunill, the symphony of his musical journey...
The weird and wonderful happenings at Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum
Hundreds of tiny staring eyes, motionlessly transfixed around the room. Depictions of unfortunate game met with an untimely end. A collection of vivid pottery plaques with a history twinned with the village. This is the tale of Cawthorne Victoria Jubilee Museum. A village once overseen by the mightily wealthy Spencer...
A Pipe Dream Come True
Amidst its industrial setting, the unimposing steel enclosure with scents of solvents and oil, a dream begins, encircled in far-off sounds of the past. As we enter the enigmatic Astoria Centre in Barugh Green, we are instantly hit with the entrancing tunes drifting through the centre. Thoughts of romance and...
