Boston Castle is a square two storied building standing on one of the highest points in Rotherham. Built as a shooting lodge by the Earl of Effingham it is said to mark his opposition to the British attempts to crush the American Revolution in 17...
Catcliffe glass cone is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of only four remaining in the United Kingdom. It was built about 1740 for William Fenney who came to set up in business here after having been manager of ...
As well as being informative, the Museum allows visitors to have a 'hands-on' experience of history, with regular cookery sessions on the restored Victorian Range, fun events for all the family, an interactive Jungle playroom for the kids and even th...
The Middle Ages were a rich period for Rotherham and its surrounding district. As well as the magnificent Parish Church of All Saints and the Chapel on the Bridge, a range of less well known material lies ready to be explored, and this is an introduc...
The Chapel on the Bridge in Rotherham is one of only four surviving examples of a medieval Bridge Chantry. It has enjoyed a long and chequered history. It was built in 1483 with money from local people. It is possible that much of the cost was bor...
Looking today at Rotherham's modern town centre, dominated by its immense medieval parish church, it is hard to imagine the legacy that our Victorian forebears left to the town. Yet some of the town centre's most important buildings and streets owe t...
See an extraordinary range of rare breed such as Soay sheep, Jacobs sheep, Shetland cattle, middle white pigs (a primitive British pig, the only one with a turned up nose!), Saannen, Pygmy and Bagot goats (the rarest goats in England). View red squir...
Located in Rotherham Arts Centre, the museum brings the Regiment's story vividly to life using a unique collection of military objects and personal memorabilia. There is no better place to experience more than 200 years of military history from the S...
Boston Castle
