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Welcome to the
Mexborough and District Heritage Society website. Our aim is to
record and preserve details of the area's rich past - the buildings,
the way of life and more importantly the people who worked so hard
to create a thriving community.
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 Newsletter highlights LATEST EDITION: 
Armistice Weekend
How the town marked this landmark date.
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Artist highlights area's characters |
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Photo features Including essays on the Parish Church, Market Street, Dr S P Bhatia and much more. 
High Street videoA rare glimpse in colour of Mexborough before pedestrianisation  
Video: giants tumbleVideo footage of the demolition of Mexborough's twin cooling towers. |
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Adwick Road School ..and more. More family photos are added to our archive, including staff at Woolworths' from 1941.
Pottery heritageExpert Graham Oliver sheds light on the area's rich ceramic past with a series of in-depth articles. 
The ultimate sacrificeThe names of the fallen from two World Wars  |
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MGS memories We are pleased to have been asked to add a quite recent memoir to our archive; it is from the late Horace Stokes, kindly provided by his daughter. In it he vividly recalls his schoolboy days at Mexborough Grammar School in the 30s as a scholarship boy. Here is part of his story... |
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The Cut at 40: a celebrationThe Cut was brash, daring, fun and a breath of fresh air for Mexborough, and it’s still fondly remembered even today. It’s exactly 40 years since this inspired monthly swipe at authority and champion of local Arts hit the streets, and this irreverent mag has earned its place in our ongoing archive. Click here to find out how it all began, and enjoy some of the brilliant artwork which brought Mexborough people to life... RELATED: Rockingham Theatre recalled RELATED: The Jesters remembered. |
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Free book download Mr Roy Huggins, Head of History at Mexborough School, has generously offered to share his research and study aid focusing on Conisbrough Castle. |
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Tribute to a much-loved school master Mexborough Grammar School teacher John Fisher is remembered by former pupil David Smart. |
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Our lives, our
ancestors...
This is our latest publication -
The People of
 Mexborough,
The photographs are
taken from the archives of the Society, some of which are from
the Leonard Harrop Collection, added to and preserved by our late
President, Norman Watson, a well-known Mexborough teacher. Other illustrations come from postcards and purchases at antique fairs and the internet; others have been donated by local businesses, individuals and families. This is a ‘snapshot’ of what is available in the archives and it was a difficult choice selecting pictures which justified their inclusion to the exclusion of others. Check here for price and availability. |
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FEATURED A journalist's-eye-view of the town Ex-South Yorkshire Times journalist Bob Tomlinson recalls some of the characters he met during his time here. Mystery photo album An album bought in Gloucestershire features Mexborough folk from the Edwardian era. From pit lad to Mayor The extraordinary record of a boy made good... Making our own entertainment Recalling the rich vein of talent in Mexborough.. Heritage Centre makes its mark A new resource for anyone interested in the past. Garden Street Infants c.1953 A lively photo of school children has been given to the society - can you name anyone on it? Fun on the ferry With the help of a short movie clip we look at Mexborough's ferry. A rare shot of High Street, 1907 Then and now - a recent acquisition to our photo archive. Detailed maps donated A detailed view of Mexborough in the 50s is provided by a series of fascinating Ordnance Survey maps. The New Mason's Arms recalled Memories, and stunning photographs, of one of the town's top social venues. Growing up in Mexborough Former Grammar School student Brian Wright chronicles his life. |
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Preserving the past - with
your help
If you have
any photographs or documents which you think may be of interest
to the society, please get in touch. The archive, while
invaluable as a resource for anyone with an interest in
Mexborough history, is also a way of preserving the past for
generations to come. Your photos, videos or documents will be
treated with the utmost care and will be returned promptly after
copying. As you can see from the site, we cover history from the
very early days of the community right up to recent years. So if
you have photos of people and places now gone which you would
like to share, please get in touch. This also includes any video
footage you may have, or film transferred to tape or DVD. |
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