Ian Broadbent's Pictures of Rotherham

Rotherham's history

Rotherham as an amazing piece of history,making cannons for nelsons Navy. This is a montage, battle of trafalgar on the left,hms victory bottom right and a Rotherham cannon,being transported,top right.

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

183 year old, Grade 2 listed signpost..

This is a signpost on the old packhorse route, located on wickersley Road, which passed through Rotherham to the port of Bawtry.

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Cannon outside the Town Hall

A Rotherham made cannon sitting outside the Town Hall. A 9 pounder weighing 1.25 tons. If you look carefully W&Co or Walker & Company can be seen on the trunnion picked out in red. This cannon was at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805

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Rotherham, South Yorkshire

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Home Guard at the Stag Inn.

I am among other things, connected with Rotherhams past researching the Home Guard. This is a picture taken at the Stag Inn which was the base of B company. The sign was painted in 1940 and the three miscreants, home guard guys are Pike on the left, Corporal Jones in the middle and Captain Mainwaring on the right.

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Rotherham, WW2 Events, South Yorkshire

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Bailey Bridge over the River Don.

Donald Bailey the designer of the 'Bailey Bridge' used throughout Europe in World War II was born in Rotherham. This Bailey bridge was erected in 1947 over the river Don in Rotherham, to allow local steel workers to cross the river.

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Rotherham, Buildings and Structures, South Yorkshire

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Walker Iron and Cannon works 1897

The famous English artist William Turner visited Rotherham in 1897 and sketched this interior view of the Walker family Iron and Cannon works. This shows some sort of cannon making tool on the left.

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Rotherham, Paintings of England, South Yorkshire