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Memories of Victorian TickhillGO
Memories of Victorian Tickhill

On 30 August 1929 the Doncaster Gazette published an article based on the Memories of ‘an old Tickhillian’. Extracts from this item are reproduced here thanks to the family of the late Jessie Newborn who saved it in one of her history folders.

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Late Victorian TickhillGO
Late Victorian Tickhill

Selected extracts from The Parish Magazines to illustrate various aspects of life in Tickhill from 1891 to 1901.

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Life in Edwardian TickhillGO
Life in Edwardian Tickhill

Life in Edwardian Tickhill did not change radically from the previous decade with various activities continuing as before. The postponed Coronation celebrations, for example, were typical of the careful planning seen previously in Tickhill

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Tickhill in the 1960sGO
Tickhill in the 1960s

George Frederick John Burchby, known throughout his life as Jack Burchby, wrote most of his newspaper articles for the Doncaster Chronicle and Worksop Guardian during the years 1951-1970.

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Tickhill 50 Years AgoGO
Tickhill 50 Years Ago

Five volumes of local newspaper cuttings covering the 1950s to the 1970s have been donated to our Archive. The following selection of cuttings focuses on some of Tickhill’s news in March 1960.

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Exploring the Newspaper ArchivesGO
Exploring the Newspaper Archives

An exploration of the Newspaper Archives relating to Tickhill revealed many interesting articles. All are published here as an integral set, but each also appears under its own topic heading elsewhere in the Articles section.

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Tickhill in 1920sGO
Tickhill in 1920s

The annual report for the year ending December 1925 is a snapshot of local life with what today looks like elements of deprivation and challenges for many inhabitants.

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Buttercross as emblemGO
Buttercross as emblem

An exploration of the many ways in which the Buttercross has been used as an emblem

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Changing TimesGO
Changing Times

Reading the book, AKENFIELD, prompts a question - Changing times ... or are they?

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Land sale in 1683GO
Land sale in 1683

Parchment showing a sale of land in 1683

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Parish Room and other materialGO
Parish Room and other material

City of Doncaster Archives have interesting papers once owned by the late Philip Motram

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Tickhill Court RollGO
Tickhill Court Roll

Extracts from the Court Rolls of the Honor of Tickhill

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Tickhill Court Roll T W Hall bookGO
Tickhill Court Roll T W Hall book

Extracts from T. Walter Hall's book - Tickhill Court Roll

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