Cannon Hall
Art Nouveau style vase
Art Nouveau style vase made of glass by Emile Gallé, late 19th Century
Collections
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Elsecar
Canal Basin
Imagine the thriving bustle of the basin in the 1800s. The basin and steam mill (on the left) are still there.
Cannon Hall
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine made by Gertrude Spencer-Stanhope, 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.
Experience Barnsley
CHLOROFORM PURE 1944
Following his escape from a German forced labour camp during the Second World War, Frank Dubrowski joined the French Resistance where he was issued chloroform to be used as an anaesthetic. Members of the French Resistance fought against the Nazi occupation in France, they published underground newspapers, captured intelligence and kept escape routes open. It could be very dangerous work. After the war, Frank and his wife Annie, settled in Barnsley. They lived in Worsbrough Dale until they passed away, Frank in 2005 and Annie in 2012. Photo © Norman Taylor
Elsecar
The Girl Pat
Many remember the rowing boat that was set up on the reservoir in the 1940s.
Experience Barnsley
Dave Allemby
London 2012 Olympics touchbearer Dave Allenby
Worsbrough Mill
The mill renovated
Looking beautiful in the sunshine, this shot from the 1970's reveals the results of the mill's renovation.
Cannon Hall
Rene Lalique figurine
Rene Lalique figurine, c.1900
Worsbrough Mill
Flours
From wholemeal flour to bran and semolina, thousands of tonnes of flour have been milled here.