Over the years Rotherham has gone through a gradual change of transformation and many parts of our landscape have changed for ever. Once a building has gone, it is no longer with us. I hope that this visual project in some ways may demonstrate those changes. All the photographs of 'Old Rotherham' displayed in this project belong to Rotherham Family History Society who has an extensive collection of photographs showing our past. If you wish to purchase such images, please visit their website at www.rotherhamfhs.co.uk
(Photos of old Rotherham showing first, new photos second (taken in 2010)
College Road, Rotherham Town Centre.
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From Coronation Bridge looking into Ferham Rd (left) and Kimberworth Rd (right).
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View from Masbrough Street looking at the 'Tivoli Picture House' (white building on left).
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Over the years this building has been a public house, now a 'Gentleman's Club' facing Main Street Roundabout.
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Masbrough Street.
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Main Street, Town Centre.
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Looking into Westgate
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Shops on Wellgate, Rotherham Town Centre.
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Hotel situated at the corner of Moorgate Street/Westgate, Town Centre.
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Moorgate Street, Town Centre.
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View from Ship Hill looking down into Corporation Street, Town Centre.
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Masbrough Street
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Westgate, Rotherham Town Centre.
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Main Street, Town Centre.
If you are looking for photographs of long gone streets, houses or business premises where you, your parents, family or ancestors lived, worked and played, then try Rotherham Family History Society. The Society has many thousands of photographs of places in and around Rotherham and prints of all of these can be purchased by visiting their Website. Many of their photographs were taken from the 1950’s onwards by local photographers George Bentley and Colin Leonard, however, they do have many more older images.