A flock of stories: uncovering RSPB Old Moor’s heritage
Beneath the open skies and among the whispering reeds, the RSPB Old Moor is offering more than birdsong this September. As part of the national Heritage Open Days festival, a series of free talks and exhibitions is taking flight, inviting visitors to explore the rich cultural and natural history of...
Heritage Open Days 2025: What’s on in South Yorkshire
This September, explore hidden places and try out new experiences for free as the annual Heritage Open Days festival returns.
Penistone Line celebrates 200 years of railways
This year marks a historic milestone: 200 years since the birth of the modern railway. In September 1825, George Stephenson’s Stockton and Darlington Railway made its first journey through County Durham, igniting a transport revolution that would shape the UK and the world for centuries to come. While it wasn’t...
Manor Lodge: Sheffield’s most arresting visitor attraction
This summer, step back into the drama and intrigue of Tudor England with a visit to Sheffield Manor Lodge, the city’s most arresting visitor attraction.
New book uncovers WWI’s underground army
A significant part of the First World War was fought underground. But those who dug the Western Front tunnels critical to the Allied strategy have rarely been recognised in historical literature. Until now. South Yorkshire historian, Brian Elliott, has published a new book titled Miners and the Great War, looking...
The Women of Wentworth Woodhouse
Throughout Women’s History Month in March, a new and exclusive house tour is running at Wentworth Woodhouse telling the stories of the women whose lives played out within its walls.
1925: Sheffield’s most turbulent year
Gangsters running through Little Chicago armed with cut-throat razor blades. Vicious beatings with rubber truncheons and children’s scooters. Extorting hard-working citizens for their wages. Throwing coal in chip shop fryers. Bitter turf wars over an elaborate game of heads or tails. Hiding from the hangman’s noose. It might sound like...
Warren Vale Colliery Explosion – 150 years on
By Joshua Daniels A dense choking fog spread over Rawmarsh in November 1874. There had been a fatal explosion at Warren Vale Colliery, the second such incident since it was sunk in 1840. It was a Friday, 20th November, and families should have been looking forward to a weekend together....
Celebrating 120 years of secondary education in Mexborough
Former schoolteachers and pupils from Mexborough will be the subject of the latest exhibition at Fox Gallery. The gallery, based at Mexborough Business Centre, will focus on the 120-year history of secondary education in the town, including some of its most influential alumni and staff from over the years. It...
The history of Clifton Park
If you grew up in or around Rotherham, your childhood memories are probably etched with days spent at Clifton Park. For over 130 years, Clifton Park has been more than just your average park. How lucky we are to have such a gem right here on our doorstep. You might...
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