Photos - Worksop Manor Lodge Restoration

Looking North: The new windows look beautiful.  I'm not sure what the new ones are made from.  They certainly beat the draughty metal ones which were on the top storey.

Looking east: The building has been re-pointed and cleaned making the Elizabeth stonework shine once again.

Looking south: The new slate roof can clearly be seen from this angle.  Its good to see the building without the metal work which has protected it for the past several years.  Also note the new chimney to the left and the new roof light (much better than the wooden board which was in place when we had our history meetings there).

Roche Abbey/Mexborough/Next meeting/Spam

This weeks BBC History magazine e-mail contains a link for Roche Abbey: http://www.bbchistorymagazine.com/visit/roche-abbey-yorkshire?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=History%2012%2F11%2F10  The way it describes the monks eviction seems quite polite!

Mexborough's now decommissioned fire station got a mention in yesterdays Yorkshire Post.  The story recounts how the stations plaque has been saved for posterity and donated to the Fire and Police Museum in Sheffield  http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Slice-of-fire-service-history.6622896.jp

Don't forget next weeks meeting is on Monday at 19.30 and recounts the story of one of Sheffield's greatest tragedies when the Dale Dyke dam burst flooding thousands of acres of land and drowning many people and livestock 

Lastly, apologies for anyone who's received a spam e-mail from my personal e-mail address, seems some dodgy people have hacked my account! I've reported it so hopefully you won't receive any more.