Make a scheduled stop at South Yorkshire Transport Museum
This summer, explore our region’s transport heritage with a visit to South Yorkshire Transport Museum in Rotherham. Running since 1995, the volunteer-owned museum has amassed over 15,000 transport-related artefacts, including 50 major vehicle exhibits on display at their Aldwarke unit. While they may be known for their collection of heritage...
You helped save the Yorkshire Trench
You may recall that back in the summer of 2021 we covered the story of the Yorkshire Trench, one of a very few WWI trenches that still exist in its original location. Over 100 years after it was built, it had started to disintegrate due to changing water levels around...
Wentworth Woodhouse Stables: From horses to catering courses
If you’ve walked or driven down the drive to Wentworth Woodhouse lately, you may have noticed that the entrance to the historic stable block is all boarded up. Well, that’s because a £5.1 million restoration project has commenced to bring the derelict Georgian stables back to life. After spending six...
Hapy by name, happy by nature
The West has enjoyed a lengthy fascination with ancient Egypt, from its contributions to architecture and science to the mystery of its tombs and treasures. But if you would like to expand your knowledge then why not join the Hapy Egyptology Society. The only society in Yorkshire dedicated to Egyptology,...
John Carr’s legacy carries on 300 years later
This year marks 300 years since the birth of John Carr of York, one of the north’s finest architects from the 18th century. Three centuries on, his legacy remains in the extensive portfolio of public and private buildings he designed that have shaped the architectural heritage of the north of...
Camellia House renovation brings positivi-tea to Wentworth Woodhouse
With plans to reopen the Camellia House at Wentworth Woodhouse as a tea room, we take a look at the £5 million restoration of this historic building.
Home on the Grange
Thundercliffe Grange in Rotherham is privately owned by a group of residents. But it has previously been an Earl’s family seat, a private asylum for wealthy ladies, and a hospital for disabled children.
Who were the Earls of Effingham?
The Earls of Effingham were a junior branch of the House of Howard whose head was the Duke of Norfolk. They were descendants of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham who was an English commander who defeated the Spanish Armada. The Effingham family seat was in Surrey, but they became...