Worsbrough Mill
Mill machinery, 2013
Miller Terry controls the millstones using technology which has changed little for hundreds of years.
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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Cannon Hall
Art Nouveau style vase
Art Nouveau style vase made of glass by Emile Gallé, late 19th Century
Cannon Hall
Ceramic Vase
'Cannon Hall' ceramic vase made by Sian Leeper for Moorcroft, 2007
Worsbrough Mill
Worsbrough Mill, 1625
The original mill was built in 1625. The mill cottage followed in the 1700s and three-storey mill extension in the 1840s.
Cannon Hall
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine
Bronze ‘Pan’ figurine made by Gertrude Spencer-Stanhope, c. 1900
Cannon Hall
Oak and copper smoker’s cabinet
Oak and copper smoker’s cabinet made by Shapland & Petter, c. 1900
Experience Barnsley
1970s MINISTERIAL RED BOX
The design of these lead-lined boxes have changed little since the 1860s. They're designed to keep ministerial documents safe. This one belonged to Lord Roy Mason, MP for the Barnsley constituencyfrom 1953 - 1983. Photo © Norman Taylor
Elsecar
Thriving industrial village
Hundreds came to live here as the village thrived. Many stories have been passed down through generations.
Elsecar
The Girl Pat
Many remember the rowing boat that was set up on the reservoir in the 1940s.
Experience Barnsley
Roman coin of Crispina
Roman coin of Crispina, wife of Commodus, AD 180-183