Elsecar
Thriving industrial village
Hundreds came to live here as the village thrived. Many stories have been passed down through generations.
Collections
Barnsley's museum and archive collections include fine and decorative art, social and industrial history, archaeology, archival documents and photographs, local studies literature and sound and film.
If you would like to make an enquiry about the collections, please email artsmuseumsandarchives@barnsley.gov.uk
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Worsbrough Mill
Mill in need of repair
The mill became run down in the mid-20th century. Severe storms in the 1950s didn't help its condition.
Cannon Hall
Oak and copper smoker’s cabinet
Oak and copper smoker’s cabinet made by Shapland & Petter, c. 1900
Elsecar
Canal. Railway. Colliery.
The canal was cut in the 1790s and the railway arrived in 1850. The colliery shown here is Elsecar Main, 1905-1983.
Elsecar
Miners Cottages, 1790s
Plans by Georgian architect John Carr for Miners Cottages at Elsecar (thanks to Sheffield City Council).
Cannon Hall
Child Holding an Apple
Child Holding an Apple by Caesar van Everdingen, 1664
Experience Barnsley
1940 PRISONER OF WAR BOWL
This tin bowl belonged to Stanley Brazier and was the only thing he ever stole in his whole life. Stan was taken prisoner by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore and was placed in the notorious Changi Prison. Whi...lst there, he was sent up country as part of the labour force. He did not wish to eat his rations from a leaf so he took the bowl when he left prison. Whilst in prison, he started to inscribe the names of new friends onto the side of the bowl. Photo © Norman Taylor
Worsbrough Mill
Family visit, 1970s
Ever since the mill opened to the public in the 1970s, it's been a much-loved place to visit for local families.
Cooper Gallery
Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape with a Bridge in oil on panel by Roelandt Savery (1576-1639), Cooper Bequest.
Experience Barnsley
Barrow Colliery Disaster
Barrow Colliery Disaster remembrance card, 1907