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The Danum shield was a Roman shield found in the Danum Roman fort at Doncaster in 1971. It was discovered amid the remains of a bonfire and may have been intentionally disposed of during the partial abandonment of the fort. The shield was rectangular in shape and measured approximately 0.65 metres (2.1 ft) by 1.25 metres (4.1 ft).
The first Doncaster Museum opened in 1909 at Beechfield House, utilising only the ground floor of the building, and operated a small zoo at the site from 1955. [2] It moved to a purpose-built site on Chequer Road in 1964 to display collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art. [3]
Doncaster (/ ˈ d ɒ ŋ k ə s t ər,-k æ s-/ DONK-ə-stər, DONK-ast-ər) [3] [4] is a city in South Yorkshire, England. [5] Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield.
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Notable buildings on the street include 33 St Sepulchre Gate, an art deco shop and pub built about 1930, [7] and Danum House, a 5-storey office block and shop, built for the Doncaster Co-operative Society. [8] On St Sepulchre Street West is St James' Church, built in 1858. [9]
Roman Britain. Map from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. A partial list of Roman place names in Great Britain. [1]This list includes only names documented from Roman times. For a more complete list including later Latin names, see List of Latin place names in Brit
Blue Cross Blue Shield payments to about 6 million people are set to go out more than two years after the health insurer reached a $2.67 billion settlement with subscribers.
Northwest view of Danum House, in 2023. The Doncaster Co-operative Society merged into Co-operative Retail Services in 1969. [6] In the 1970s, the building was renamed "Danum House". [2] It was Grade II listed in 1997. [7] Around this time, the Co-operative store closed, and in 2000, T. J. Hughes moved into the building. [8]