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New Wesleyan Church

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 26, 1927 A Handsome Church Miller’s Munificence to Cortonwood Opening of New Wesley Hall and school The Work of Local Craftsmen Sixty years ago...

Reverent Leaving for Liverpool

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927   The Rev F Dean Perkins is not one of the most demonstrative of men, but that his ministry...

Wesleyan Pioneer

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 12, 1927 A Wesleyan Pioneer   Mr JT Jepson, who has been a trustee of the Cortonwood Wesleyan Church for 46 years,...

Fine Young All-Rounder for Wombwell

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Fine Young All-Rounder for Wombwell George A Smith of Rotherham, who was “signed” by Wombwell after their practice game...

Wombwell Player Injured

August 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times August 19, 1927 Wombwell Player Injured Of the only four players signed by Wombwell for the coming season up to Wednesday of...

Death by Scarlet Fever through Scalds

September 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 07 September 1927 At Barnsley inquest yesterday on Gordon Law, aged four years and eight months, the son of Harold...

Skipping Match – Three Girls  in  Contest at Wombwell

September 1927
Sheffield Independent - Friday 16 September 1927 Skipping Match Three Girls  in  Contest at Wombwell Wombwell is famous for its girl skippers. Three weeks ago a...

The ‘‘Phantom” Whippet – Prefers Freedom To The Course.

September 1927
Sheffield Independent - Friday 16 September 1927 The ‘‘Phantom” Whippet. Prefers Freedom To The Course. Wombwell is in a state of mild excitment through the antics...

King’s Road Estate

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 16, 1927 Goodyear Crescent Wombwell. Typical specimens of houses of the non-parlour time, erected at a cost of £375 each. Hadfield...

New Wombwell Councillor

September 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times September 16, 1927 New Wombwell Councillor Mr Fred Hartwell, manager of the Mitchell Main Colliery by product works, who was elected to...