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PRIVATE ARTHUR STATON – Died 29 May 1915 – Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery. Belgium. Row E. Grave 24.                        Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery is located 8 Kms south of Ieper on … Read More

PRIVATE ERNEST RAYMOND BUXTON – Died 1 May 1917 – Boulogne Eastern Part II UK Graves A – F France Cemetery/memorial reference: IV. C. 43.   PRIVATE WILLIAM CARRINGTON – Died 22 January 1918 –  Memorial ID 56254227, Grave reference … Read More

PRIVATE GUNNER FRED TURNER died 23 October 1918 in France and Flanders, he was buried at Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, Cemetery memorial reference II.B.8   Maissemy is a village about 5 kilometres north-west of St. Quentin and about two kilometres … Read More

A TALK GIVEN TO MOSBOROUGH HISTORY MEETING GROUP BY DAVE DARWIN ABOUT HIS CHILD HOOD IN MOSBOROUGH When Dave lived at Mosbro, he lived near farms and spent a lot of time on them.  He was always working on the … Read More

Saxon House, Bake House, 31 South Street Mosborough Sheffield S20 5DE   It is not every day that a house been around for over a thousand years comes onto the market.  We have had the pleasure and privilege of living … Read More

Ernest Edson was born around 1890, he came from Killamarsh according to 1901 and 1911 Census, and he lived at 73 Bridge Street, Killamash, he lived with his parents William and Hannah Edson, plus his brothers Albert and George.  Ernest … Read More

Benjamin was one of the War Heroes whose name was not on the Cenotaph at St Mark’s Church Mosborough but was one of the fallen heroes.   Benjamin was enlisted into the Royal Tank Corps, 78684, Formerly 16174, East Yorkshire … Read More

Extract from the “Eckington, Stavely & Woodhouse Express”, October 8th 1904 A MOSBRO’ WORTHY. Mr John Ibbotson Hayes, School Master & Registrar   A number of years before Charles Dickens, the philosopher of Gadshill evolved from his fertile brain the various … Read More

DAVID TEMPLEMAN SPEAKS ABOUT THE “HISTORY OF SHEFFIELD MANOR LODGE’S PAST AND PRESENT”.   Venue   ST MARKS CHURCH HIGH STREET MOSBOROUGH S20 5AE   Time:  1 pm to 3 pm   ALL WELCOME NON MEMBERS £2 including refreshments

Eckington Grammar School was once known as Eckington County Secondary School which opened around the 1930’s on the site of Halfway Drive, Halfway in the Parish of Eckington.  By 1945/46 the School was renamed The Eckington Grammar School.   The … Read More