History of St Peter's Church Conisbrough
St Peter's Church is one of the six oldest Churches in England, dating back to c.680/685AD. This short video is intended to give a very brief outline of seventeen hunderd years of St Peter's Church in Conisbrough. Find us at and
Conisbrough Snow - Dec 27th 2014
A few minutes of video from Conisbrough Castle and St. Peter's Church following a little overnight snow.
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THE BELLS OF CONISBROUGH CHURCH
Inside Saint Peters church Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England as the bells chime - Gothic daylight.
Mexborough St John the Baptist
St Peter's Conisbrough South Yorkshire
St Peter Sports day
Jasmine sports day 2005
Plain Bob Major at Faringdon, Oxon
Excerpt from a quarter peal of Bob Major on this Taylor 8, cast in 1926. As one would expect, they are good bells, but the short fat little tower lacks height or spire, so not quite as good as they should be! It's a very low draught too, with clock wires running all over the ceiling (hence rattling noises when some bells didn't pull straight!) and floor beams making the back ones interesting to ring!
Tenor 17-1-7 in E
21 Arches in Conisbrough
The River Don Navigation was the result of early efforts to make the River Don in South Yorkshire, England, navigable between Fishlake and Sheffield. The Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden had re-routed the mouth of the river in 1626, to improve drainage, and the new works included provision for navigation, but the scheme did not solve the problem of flooding, and the Dutch River was cut in 1635 to link the new channel to Goole. The first Act of Parliament to improve navigation on the river was obtained in 1726, by a group of Cutlers based in Sheffield; the Corporation of Doncaster obtained an Act in the following year for improvements to the lower river. Locks and lock cuts were built, and, by 1751, the river was navigable to Tinsley.
The network was expanded by the opening of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal in 1802, linking to the River Trent, the Dearne and Dove Canal in 1804, linking to Barnsley, and the Sheffield Canal in 1819, which provided better access to Sheffield. All three were bought out by the Don Navigation in the 1840s, after which the canals were owned by a series of railway companies. The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation Company was created in 1889 and eventually succeeded in buying back the canals and the Don Navigation in 1895, but plans for expansion were hampered by a lack of capital. One success was the opening of the New Junction Canal in 1905, jointly funded with the Aire and Calder Navigation.
During the 20th century, there were several plans to upgrade the Don, to handle larger craft. It was eventually upgraded to take 700-tonne barges in 1983, but the scheme was a little too late, as an anticipated rise in commercial traffic did not occur. Most use of the navigation is now by leisure boaters, whose boats are dwarfed by the huge locks. The navigation and river are crossed by a wide variety of bridges, from a medieval bridge complete with a chapel on it, one of only three to have survived in Britain, to a motorway viaduct that pioneered the use of rubber bearings and a new waterproofing system. In between are a number of railway bridges, including two that were built to carry the internal railway system at the Blackburn Meadows sewage treatment plant. The former railway viaduct at Conisbrough now carries cyclists 113 feet (34 m) above the Don, as part of the National Cycle Network.
The History of conisbrough castle
Animation made for KS3 education sessions at Conisbrough Castle.
The three skulls at Hickleton church - near Doncaster
Within the lynchgate entrance to Hickleton church can be found these three frightening skulls. No one knows for sure who they were, but legend says they could be Sheep-stealers, Servant-girls or even Highwaymen. The 'epitaph' eerily reads -- Today for me, tomorrow for thee.
Inside Rutland Mills
On the banks of the River Calder in Wakefield, a complex of 35 mills has stood in situe, giving the people of Wakefield the chance to play their part in the industrial revolution. Built in the 1870s these mills were taking full advantage in the use of boats to bring large supplies, and to send out their products to the larger market. Now having stood derelict and open to the elements of nature, they have suffered severe weathering, and thanks to the theives who have ransacked anything of value there's nothing left inside that hints at their original purpose.
This explore takes in the Caddies Wainright building, the three large mills of Rutland, the Wilkes Group Services old warehouses and the old Phoenix Mill, said to be haunted and once location of TVs Most Haunted programme, who filmed a series of overnight vigils over a three day period. It's certainly got character, and if walls could speak I dare say these walls would have much to say.
I eagerly await for the development of Wakefield Waterfront to progress so these buildings are brought back into use for the benefit of local people and tourists alike.
Best places to visit
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Head Dance Conisbrough Style
Head Dance 3 Generations Stephen Wilcox, David Wilcox and Logan Wilcox
Take My Life - Michael Robert Band
Video taken at St. Peter's Church Conisbrough during the recent Revived Hymns Tour
Flagship educational activity centre to open in Conisbrough
The history of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's church Luddesdown
A brief history of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's church Luddesdown
kilnhurst v kilnhurst
The Herbert Foster Cup 2010 final Kilnhurst 1st v Kilnhurst 2nd
a day to remember for the club.
Bell ringing in East Tytherley
Bell ringing at East Tytherley Sept 2013
Conisbrough-Edlington Tunnel URbex
Derelict 'ickle tunnel that runs between Edlington & Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, UK.
Around 1290 yards long, Complete with a number of airshafts & brick-lined for part of the way- bare rock in others., It was apparently how Conisbrough's water was supplied during the Victorian era (I might be wrong on that though- comment to correct if you know more!).