1927 Quarter 3
The Veterans Race
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927
The Veterans Race
An interesting feature of the Mexborough Old folks outing to Hooton Pagnell last Thursday
Mexborough Boys in Camp
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927
Mexborough Boys in Camp
The Mexborough Rotary boys club, playing football at Shatton, Bamford, while camping there last weekend.
The...
67 Years Working in the Mine
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927
Mr Cyrus Scofield, of Ferndale house, Hallgate, Mexborough has just concluded 67 years work in the mine.
Mr Schofield...
Cinema – Empire – Isle of Retribution
Mexborough & Swinton Times, August 1927
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A Reclaimed Desert
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927
A Reclaimed Desert
This is a photograph of Councillor Fowler’s garden, which adjoins the land given by him for...
Mexborough from the Don
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927
The photograph shows Mexborough as viewed from the Swinton bank of the Don, with the railway junction the...
History – 1. The Story of Mexborough From Saxon Times
Mexborough and Swinton Times July 22, 1927
The Story of Mexborough
From Saxon Times
By W Smith
Mexborough Through The Ages
To what circumstances does the thriving town of...
History – 2. Former Distinguished Residents
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
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
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...