Elsecar
Working in the New Yard
Thousands have worked in the workshops, offices and ironworks that are now packed with visitors and shops.
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.
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Experience Barnsley
Dave Allemby
London 2012 Olympics touchbearer Dave Allenby
Worsbrough Mill
Georgian reservoir
Built to feed canals that supported massive industrial expansion in the area. Completed in 1802.
Experience Barnsley
1940s WOODEN RATTLE
Barnsley FC's own historian, Arthur Bower, first spun his rattle at the first Barnsley Football Club match at Oakwell in 1949, which was Barnsley's cup tie against Blackpool. Many people took rattles to football matches at this time and often painted them in team colours. Originally, the rattle was used by Arthur's family members in World War II, they worked as Air raid Wardens and would use the rattle to warn residents of the threat of gas attacks. Photo © Norman Taylor
Experience Barnsley
McLintocks linen advert
McLintocks linen advert from the 1870s
Experience Barnsley
Helmet
Helmet worn by women on the picket lines against pit closures in 1984
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
Cannon Hall
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair
Mahogany 'Wheelback' chair in George Hepplewhite style, c. 1780
Cannon Hall
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine made by Gertrude Spencer-Stanhope, c. 1900