On the north side of St Sepulchre Gate is a business with origins in the 1750's. At the North Mall entrance is Bell Brothers jewellers, the business was started by Joseph Bell. He retained the freehold when the properties on that side of the street . . . — — Map (db m313274) HM
As Doncaster developed, many of its streets were widened including Baxtergate in the early 1890s, which saw the loss of the clock affixed in 1838. During 1895 a new elegant building incorporated a clock tower was built and is the clock corner that . . . — — Map (db m313275) HM
In October 1648, Colonel Thomas Rainsborough, a Parliamentarian, was lodging in what was the Crown Inn which was opposite this location. He was on his way to the siege at Pontefract Castle. Royalist soldiers from Pontefract came to Doncaster with . . . — — Map (db m313273) HM
The Great Northern Railway built the platforms of Doncaster station in 1877, but the modest Art Deco entrance building was a 1933 London & North Eastern Railway design. The canopy in front of this building had been modified in an unsympathetic . . . — — Map (db m313276) HM
Doncaster is an historic market town founded around a Roman fort, where Norman castles, Regency buildings and a rich railway, mining and horse racing heritage thrive. A modern, rapidly growing town with an international airport, we offer a . . . — — Map (db m313280) HM
This sign is one of three provided by the Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery and funded by Doncaster Central Development Trust. Each sign has a different theme, one covering the history of Hyde Park Cemetery, the second giving information on some of the . . . — — Map (db m307611) HM
Did you know?
The idea for a Mansion House was first mooted in 1719 as a base for civic entertainments. After a number of delays the Mansion House opened on 15 April 1749 with celebrations where 60 gallons of ale were drunk. It has seen many . . . — — Map (db m307610) HM
Did you know?
Silver Street was widened in the early 20th century. By 1912 the Prudential Chambers on the corner of Hallgate / Silver Street, was constructed with the statue of Prudence - one of the four Cardinal virtues - as can be seen . . . — — Map (db m307609) HM
Sir Nigel Gresley
railway engineer
1876-1941
Designed the Mallard
& Flying Scotsman locomotives
built at the nearby plant works — — Map (db m308679) HM
Sir Nigel Gresley, who lived in Doncaster from 1905 to 1923, became Chief Mechanical Engineer of the
London and North Eastern Railway. He designed world-renowned locomotives, including Flying Scotsman
and Mallard, built at the Plant Works less . . . — — Map (db m307607) HM
