This is a reprint of the first volume which was originally printed in 1993. The series now consists of seven volumes, all
Aspects of Barnsley volume 1, which has now been reprinted due to popular demand. is a collection of independently-penned studies relating to the town and surrounding district of Barnsley. Giving local writers an opportunity to present their work in the public domain.
It incudes Melvyn Jones' fascinating account of the The Thorncliffe Riots and Brian Elliott's investigation into one of the less well known buildings of Worsbrough as well as extracts from prolific writers such as John Goodchild and Annie Storey. The work not only reflects a varied history but also some of the special interests, research methods and personal backgrounds of its authors.
The book provides the opportunity for writers and local historians to see their work assembled and presented in an accessible format. It offers a wide variety of topics and includes diary, newspaper extracts and census records. Barnsley has always played a part in the economy of an area which became one of the fastest growing industrial regions of the country, and the world. This is the first book in the highly successful Aspects series offering a comprehensive insight into Barnsley and the surrounding area, and includes 108 coloured photographs and maps. An invaluable book if this is your area of interest.
Contents:
Introduction
Barnsley Boys Club
Bleachworks of Barnsley and their Industrial Archaeology
Paper Mills of the Barnsley Area
Barnsley in the Turnpike Era
Dan Rylands: Tragic Genius of the Barnsley Glass Industry
Barnsley Character: 'Owd Watter Joe'
A Kingstone Childhood Remembered
Marrow: A Biography of a Worsborough House
Historic Hunshelf
Thorncliffe Riots of 1870
Barnsley Character: 'Ebenezer Elliott, Corn Law Rhymer' 1781-1849
Gunthwaite and the Bosvilles
The Patchwork Quilt: Finding Dodworth's Medieval Landscape
The Contributors
Indexes
