Final Effort of Mr. Smith. – Mr. John Smith, the attorney for Palmer, applied to Sir George Grey for a postponement of the execution, grounding his application First: Upon the character of Charles Newton, who was the principal witness … Read More
Candy Wilson wrote these are my grandparents Evelyn and Lawrence Batty, they were married in 1940 at Mosborough Chapel. When Lol (as he was most commonly known) went to serve in the Royal Marines, he sent a letter home to … Read More
The parents to Luke Barnes are John (Jack) and Catherine Ann Barnes (Kate – nee Snowden). He was born 31st December 1922 and lived at 148 High Street Mosborough, Derbyshire. Luke trained at Chicoutima, Canada, transferred to 74 (Tiger) … Read More
Brief Note on the Early History of Plumbley and Mosborough – By John Rotherham – February, 2018 The settlement of Plumbley, lies approximately ¾ of a mile west of the village of Mosborough in South Yorkshire. Sheltered from the north … Read More
After official notification had been received – that their 21 -year-old son. Pilot Officer Eric Plumtree. had been wounded while in action. Mr. and Mrs. Plumtree. of Plumbley Lane, Mosbro’ learned that he had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. … Read More
My scythe and hammer lie reclined My bellows too have lost their wind. My Iron is spent, My Steel is gone. My Scythes are set, my work is done, My fires extinct, my forge decayed My body in the dust … Read More
Betty was born on 3 January 1934 to Edna Netta and William Greaves, they lived next door but one to the Duke of William on Duke Street, then moved to 38 Elm Crescent when the evacuees came to Mosborough, next … Read More
Children murdered while asleep – Family Tragedy – Harrowing bedroom scene – Wife seriously injured. Husband commits suicide – Bowman’s life at Whittington Moor – His gambling speculations Special enquiries and interviews The unexpected happened at Mosbro’ on the … Read More
Sudden Death of Joseph Wells, Esq., Eckington Hall. It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Wells, which took place at his residence on Monday morning. It appears that until Thursday week he had … Read More
THE OAKS COLLIERY. Saturday December 12th, 1868 was the second anniversary the moat fatal colliery catastrophe known in the mining history of the world. Two years ago an explosion gas in the Oaks Colliery, near Barnsley, the most fiery mining … Read More