Elsecar
Miners Cottages, 1790s
Plans by Georgian architect John Carr for Miners Cottages at Elsecar (thanks to Sheffield City Council).
Collections
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Cooper Gallery
A Street in Lericci
A Street in Lericci in oil on panel by Frederick Lord Leighton (1830-1896), Cooper Bequest.
Cannon Hall
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair in George Hepplewhite style, c. 1780
Experience Barnsley
PRISONER OF WAR MESS TIN, 1942
Frank Hadfield was a gunner in the Royal Artillery and was taken prisoner of war on 15th February 1942 in Singapore where he entered a Japanese camp for three years. He was treated very badly; beaten, tortured and starved. He was seventeen stone when he left and six and half when he returned. Frank never should have gone to the Far East, he was destined for Iceland but their ship from Liverpool was given the wrong orders. As they arrived they were ordered to surrender and taken in cattle trucks to camps. He was made to work on the railways and kept a diary of events throughout the war. Some entries are very brief, as being caught writing his diary was almost certain death. This mess tin was carved by Frank with a nail during his time as a prisoner of war. You can see his name, number and regiment. He was released on 16th August 1945 and put on the first ship back to Southampton, arriving in October. He spent nine months recovering in hospital and suffered all his life with the terrible memories. He lived until 76 years old and worked at brickworks at Monk Bretton Colliery when he returned to Barnsley. Photo © Norman Taylor
Worsbrough Mill
Horse and cart, early 20th century
Miller Fred Watson is in this picture, he lived and milled here for decades.
Cannon Hall
Child Holding an Apple
Child Holding an Apple by Caesar van Everdingen, 1664
Experience Barnsley
McLintocks linen advert
McLintocks linen advert from the 1870s
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
Elsecar by the Sea
Swimming and boating on the reservoir became so popular that a beach was made!
Cannon Hall
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine made by Gertrude Spencer-Stanhope, c. 1900