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| Rotherham Grammar School Old Boys |
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The Civic Society is pleased to announce that copies of Michael Hoggards booklet on the Old Boys of the Grammar School is now available, priced £4 from Rotherham Visitors Centre or Phillip Howard Books (Wickersley). Michael compiled information about Grammar School Old Boys who had achieved national promin...
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| A Revitalised High Street |
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The plans put forward by Chris Hamby to buy and refurbish three old shops on High Street have the full support of Rotherham District Civic Society. The Society also congratulates the Metropolitan Borough Council for helping this to happen.
At the centre of the plans is the ti...
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| Good News On The Three Cranes |
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One of Rotherham’s oldest buildings is to be given a new lease of life thanks to exciting plans announced by a local businessman. Chris Hamby says he intends to buy and redevelop six buildings on a...
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| The Effect of Tesco Moving! |
The Rotherham District Civic Society would like the people of Rotherham to say what they think about the 'soon to be announced' plans to move Tesco from the Forge Island site to the area , which will be cleared, where Norfolk House, the Central Library and Civic Offices now stand. An enlarged Tesco will impac...
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| Goodbye to all that; Council Offices face the wrecking ball |
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The skyline of Rotherham town centre will change dramatically over the next few months, with the demolition of the Central Library, Crinoline House, the Civic Offices and Norfolk House. Photographs of these buildings and their replacement, Riverside House, can be viewed in newsletters.
The Rotherha...
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| Growing up in Kimberworth in the 1940s |
Another publication from the Clfton Local History Group, written by Jean Green, has been added to our website and can be viewed Parts 1 to 5 in documents/newsletters....
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| New Booklet on Herringthorpe available on the website |
The Clifton Local History Group has kindly given us permission to publish their booklets on this website. The first of these, 'Growing up in Herringthorpe 1943 to 1958', written by Pauline Quail is now available in Documents/newsletters....
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| Eyesores of Rotherham 1 |
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Rotherham has some interesting and, historically significant buildings, but there are some 'eyesores'. We would like you to nominate the Eyesores of Rotherham. We started with the building on Corporation Street, in the Town Centre, which has been lying empty for years, after a fire. What is bei...
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| Threatened Buildings of Rotherham 2 |
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The Society will shortly be writing to RMBC to enquire about the future of Blenheim House. Two years ago the owner applied for planning permission to convert the house into apartments. A fire then destroyed the roof and the building has been put up for sale.
This is an important building; it ...
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| Threatened Buildings of Rotherham Number 1 |
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Rotherham District Civic Society, working with Rotherham Heritage Association, is gathering information on the 'Threatened Buildings of Rotherham'.
We are writing to RMBC to enquire what it intends to do to protect the long term future of Keppels Column in Scholes.
Recently Fitzwilliam Estates ha...
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| Council wrong to move the Central Library to Riverside House |
The Society has written to Karl Battersby to object to the plan to move the Central Library to Riverside House. We believe that the existing Library should be refurbished, or failing that, the vacant Marks and Spencer building in the Town Centre should be utilised. Read more in 'Newsletters'....
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| Friends of Firbeck Hall |
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The Rotherham District Civic Society strongly supports the efforts of the Friends of Firbeck Hall in their campaign to give this fine building (and the West Lodge and Stable Block) an assured future. In their latest newsletter there are pages from 'Vogue' magazine in the 1930s when the Hall was hotel ...
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| New Booklet "Rotherham's Early Methodists" Published |
The first booklet published by Rotherham District Civic Society is available to buy. Written by Stan Crowther, using the notes he made to give the talk to local organisations, the 18 pages are illustrated with photographs from his collection. Copies can be obtained c/o 43 Scholes Lane, Scholes, Rot...
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| Sheila Cameron |
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Heritage campaigner Sheila Cameron, a former Rotherham district councillor, died after a short illness in Rotherham General Hospital, at the age of 80.
Sheila was born in Rotherham and baptised at All Saints' Church, now Rotherham Minster, and remained tru...
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| The Society welcomes Chief Executive response to concerns |
Rotherham District Civic Society welcomed the response given by the new Chief Executive to concerns about Wentworth Woodhouse. In a detailed reply the outline of good ongoing management reassured members of the Society that an important part of South Yorkshire heritage was being safeguarded. The Society...
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| Society welcomes Article 4 Directions in Clifton Bank |
Rotherham District Civic Society has written in support of Article 4 (2) Directions bringing tighter enforcement in the Clifton Bank and Wellgate Terrace sections of the Town Centre Conservation Area. The Society would like to see the same being applied in Moorgate. The letter can be read by going ...
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| Society calls for the Council to be more proactive at Wentworth Woodhouse |
The Secretary has written to the new Chief Executive of RMBC, Martin Kimber, asking for a more proactive approach to Rotherham's 'Jewel in the Crown', Wentworth Woodhouse, the stables and associated buildings. If Rotherham was serious about a 'Tourist Strategy' then it would include a view as to how Wentworth...
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| Important Monuments Under Threat in Thrybergh |
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St Leonards Church in Thrybergh has important monuments which are under threat. St Leonards is in the older, agricultural part of the village; St Peter's was built after the opening of Silverwood Colliery and that is where most of the activities take place today. St Leonards is, therefore becoming re...
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| Society calls for a Millmoor rethink |
The Society has written to Councillor Gerald Smith asking him to redouble efforts to buy Millmoor as a Community Stadium. The home of Rotherham United since 1907, the Stadium should be modernised and extended rather than a new Stadium being built at a yet to be decided venue. If the Local Author...
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| Rotherham University |
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Councillor Roger Stone,
Leader of the Council.
Dear Councillor Stone,
The University of Rotherham?
Rotherham Borough Council has been phenomenally successful in recent years in regenerating the older industrial areas atTempleborough, Manvers, Waverley, and Dinnington.
Whilst t...
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| The Red Lion Yard |
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Dear Mr Battersby, Rotherham Town Centre Draft Public Realm Strategy
I thank you for your letter, dated the 9th January 2009, regarding the above.
The Society very much welcomes your positive response with regard to the Market Street / Domine Lane setts, and the proposal for a canopy along Effingham S...
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| Reclaiming Civic Voices - What happens After The Civic Trust? |
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The closure of the Civic Trust after half a century of campaigning for quality places shocked groups across the land but now the civic amenity movement is fighting back, says Huw Morris
Fiona Reynolds was attending an all-day meeting at DEFRA in April when she heard the news. After 52 years of campaignin...
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| Blue Plaques |
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The Rotherham District Civic Society believes that it is important to celebrate the lives and achievements of Rotherham people. One way to do this is by placing blue plaques on buildings most associated with them. The Society is investigating how this can be done, with the help of the Local Authority...
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| Rotherham Minster Gardens and Church View |
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The Rotherham District Civic Society welcomes the fact that one of the next stages of the Rotherham Renaissance project will focus upon the improvement of the surroundings of the Rotherham Minster.
Although the Society has a number of minor concerns, which have been raised with the Borough Council, it po...
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| The Cutlers Arms on Westgate |
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Karl Battersby,
Executive Director of Environment and Development
Dear Karl,
Satnam Developments, Westgate.
I wrote some weeks ago regarding the stained glass windows at the Cutlers Arms, Westgate.
You will be aware that over a number of years the Rotherham Civic Society, and t...
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| Doncaster Gate Hospital |
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One of Rotherham's most prominent and best loved old buildings is facing an uncertain future. The Doncaster Gate Hospital has become surplus to the needs of the health service following the opening of the new community health centre at Greasbrough Road.
Many thousands of Rotherham folk have been associa...
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| Rotherham Civic Theatre |
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The future ofRotherham's Civic Theatre has been under discussion by our executive committee a good deal in recent months. The council's plans for the redevelopment Of the town centre include closing - and, presumably, demolishing¬the present theatre and replacing it with a new, larger, theatre combined with a ne...
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| Saving The Three Cranes |
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Could it be that one of Rotherham' s most intractable heritage problems is at last going to be solved? After trying for more than 16 years to persuade the borough council to use its powers to save and restore the former Three Cranes Inn, we have secured an assurance that it is going to happen.
The Three...
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| All Saints Building |
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Letters of correspondence with English Heritage over the redevelopment of the All Saints Building in Rotherham Town Centre.
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| Guest and Chrimes Site |
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The documents below detail the future plans for the Guest and Chrimes Site.
Our society lodged a formal complaint about the short time allowed - a mere 21 days - for members of the public to express a view about the plans for a proposed new civic centre to be built on the former Guest and Chrimes site. W...
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| Threat to Greenbelt Land |
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Rotherham District Civic Society alerts the public of Greasbrough and Wickersley to the threat to greenbelt land.
Letters of correspondence
27th July, 2009.
Mr. Karl Battersby,
Strategic Director, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Bailey House,
R...
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