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History – 2. Former Distinguished Residents

August 1927
Former Distinguished Residents Two families of distinction had residences in Mexborough. One, the Horne family, had for their arms “Argent a fessgules, in chief a...

History – 3. A Lost Industry

August 1927
A Lost Industry At one time Mexborough had a very successful pottery. The Rock Pottery was first quite a small affair, and the first articles...

History – 4. Market Town, Cramped Town, Growth

August 1927
A Market Town Although Mexborough has not progressed and developed proportionately with some of the mining towns roundabout, it certainly has been changed out of...

A team of Mexborough Cricketers of the 1880s

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927 A group of old Time Mexborough cricketers A team of Mexborough cricketers of the 1880s

Percy Beaumont Signed For Mexborough

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Percy Beaumont Signed For Mexborough Percy Beaumont, the former Sheffield United and Barnsley centre half, was signed on Wednesday for...

Sheffield Challenge Cup Winners 1886

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927 Cup Winners of The 80s The Mexborough team which won the Sheffield Challenge Cup for the first time in...