Cooper Gallery
Taormina
Taormina in ink and watercolour by Edward Lear (1812-1888), Sadler Bequest 1932.
Collections
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Experience Barnsley
Bryony Nixon
Bryony Nixon with her school shirt signed by all friends on the last day of school.
Experience Barnsley
BISCUIT FROM FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
George Burnett was 33 when he enlisted in the First World War to the 13th Yorks and Lancs Regiment in 1914. According to his army enlistment record, he had previously worked in a chemical factory. He was married to Eva Thornton and lived at King Street, Barnsley. George was lost on the Somme in 1916 for four days, and was later treated for Shell Shock in an army hospital. He brought home many items from the trenches, including this army issue biscuit. He returned to Barnsley to work in Borrow Colliery after being discharged from the army in 1919. Photo © Norman Taylor
Cannon Hall
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair in George Hepplewhite style, c. 1780
Elsecar
Canal Basin
Imagine the thriving bustle of the basin in the 1800s. The basin and steam mill (on the left) are still there.
Elsecar
Elsecar Park, mid 20th century
Created in its current form in the 1920s, the park is an award-winning greenspace that holds many memories.
Elsecar
Working in the New Yard
Thousands have worked in the workshops, offices and ironworks that are now packed with visitors and shops.
Elsecar
Elsecar by the Sea
Swimming and boating on the reservoir became so popular that a beach was made!
Cannon Hall
Ceramic Vase
'Cannon Hall' ceramic vase made by Sian Leeper for Moorcroft, 2007
Worsbrough Mill
The mill renovated
Looking beautiful in the sunshine, this shot from the 1970's reveals the results of the mill's renovation.