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A talk
given by Richard Bell to Tickhill & District Local History
Society
in April
2007
The majority of
Doncaster’s 21st
Century residents are oblivious to the unique and fascinating
residence which graced the town from the mid-1850s until the
Second World War. Imagine a house created by excavating the
ground from around a massive block of sandstone and then
hollowing out rooms within, in order to create a 40-metre long,
12-metre wide house, equipped with all the mod cons that a
wealthy businessman of the Victorian era would want. And yet
there is nothing to be seen now of this incredible house.
For further
details of Richard’s fascinating talk, with illustrations,
click here.
Richard Bell
and Peter Tuffrey have now produced an updated version of their
book on the Sand House launched by the Mayor of Doncaster on
15th October 2010. It has 128 well-illustrated pages and is
available via the Doncaster Tourist Information Centre and
"major online outlets" @ £12.99.
For more
information on the book, please
click here
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