The Malthouse by John Rotherham

The Malthouse, Station Road, Mosborough The story of the Malthouse on Station Road begins in 1818, on land that had only recently been transformed. For centuries, Mosborough Green had been open ground, where villagers grazed their animals in the old .communal … Read More

Mosborough’s Open Fields by John Rotherham

Mosborough’s Open Fields – A Glimpse into Our Medieval Landscape Long before today’s neat hedgerows and housing estates, Mosborough’s landscape was shaped by a very different system of farming — the open fields. The earliest permanent buildings were probably clustered … Read More

SAVE MOSBOROUGH’s GREEN BELT

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION DETAILED BELOW. The Issue 🌿 Protect Mosborough’s Green Belt – A Place for Nature, Heritage & Community 🌿 Imagine standing at the edge of Mosborough, where 15 peaceful acres of meadow roll gently towards the Moss … Read More

A CHRISTMAS TRUCE

A Poignant story at this time of the year remembering the 139th Sherwood Foresters amongst many other regiments that fought in Ypres. FROM THE BOOK BY ANTHONY RICHARDS. A CHRISTMAS TRUCE   A  book I recommend highly you read. This … Read More

LYDIA REMEMBERS

Lydia Jane Plant was born at 25 Cadman Street in 1905 to Elizabeth and James Plant with her sisters Janet Edith Plant (17) and Nellie Plant (16), plus her brothers George Albert Plant (11), James Ivan Plant (9), and Ernest … Read More

Dent Main Colliery (Birley Wood) by Roger Marsh

Granted operating license by NCB in 1947 and had three directors, Colin and Albert Pemberton and Brian Hutchinson.   Please note the additional information below was supplied by Mr Lindsay Pemberton (DoB 5th June 1949) youngest child of Albert Pemberton and Margret Pemberton … Read More

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