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The River Don valley, in which the settlement was situated, was a site given to limestone formations which lent themselves to early mining for building purposes. [5] The area in which Levitt Hagg is located was known as Conisbrough Cliffs and was composed of two quarries: Near Cliff, which had been exhausted by 1791; and "Far Cliff" which included the long-gone early industrial hamlet of ...
The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York, the two-volume South Yorkshire (a history of the Deanery of Doncaster), still considered among the best works written on the history of Sheffield and South Yorkshire, [1] and his 1852 pamphlet on Robin Hood in which he argued that a servant of this name at the court of ...
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.
Doncaster Archives holds the archives for the city of Doncaster. The archives are held at Chequer Road, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BZ. The archives are held at Chequer Road, Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3BZ.
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: Doncaster: Multiple: Natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art, pottery in Yorkshire Elsecar Heritage Centre: Elsecar: Barnsley: Industry: Early industrial and mining village, exhibits on local history and industry and a Newcomen beam engine, buildings house an antiques centre, craft shops, Elsecar Heritage ...
Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Magazine. 1: 265–301. 1854. Reprinted in 1907, together with a description of Bradford-on-Avon. The house is now known as The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon. Leland's Journey Through Wiltshire, AD 1540–42, 1854. History and Description of St. George's Church at Doncaster, London, 1855.
Town ward is a ward in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains 105 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, two are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward contains the central part of the town ...