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Historical Markers in Barnsley

 
By Ray Gurganus, April 20, 2025
Catherine Mawer Marker
1 ► United Kingdom, England, South Yorkshire, Barnsley — Catherine Mawer 1803-1877 —
Leeds-based master stonemason. Her studio produced the carved heads and stonework on the Queen's Hotel (1874) including Queen Victoria, the first two mayors of Barnsley and a rare likeness of Catherine herself. Her pupil Benjamin Payler, depicted in . . . — — Map (db m278667) HM
2 ► United Kingdom, England, South Yorkshire, Barnsley — The Church of St Mary the Virgin —
To commemorate the bicentenary of the construction of the fourth church on this site in 1822. A place of worship since the seventh century. — — Map (db m278665) HM
3 ► United Kingdom, England, South Yorkshire, Barnsley — John Whitworth (1780-1863) —
Architect, surveyor, town planner. Redesigned Barnsley town centre including laying out Regent Street and Eldon Street 1822-1840. Lived and died in this house. — — Map (db m277819) HM
4 ► United Kingdom, England, South Yorkshire, Barnsley — Warner Gothard —
These shops and offices were erected in 1927 by Warner Gothard Barnsley Photographer 1865-1940 Pioneer of the montage postcard. He donated Seckar Wood for the benefit of the people of Barnsley and Wakefield. — — Map (db m278669) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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