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The Swinton Railway Smash

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 20, 1927 The Swinton Railway Smash The engine of the express parcel train from London to Bradford after collision early on...

Railway Construction at Swinton

May 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times May 13, 1927 Railway Construction at Swinton Two interesting photographs showing an important reconstruction which is going on at the LMS station...

Rockingham Pottery

May 1927
Sheffield Independent May 28, 1927 Rockingham Pottery Mr Marshall sent me an interesting account of the Rockingham Pottery home at Swinton, where common earthenware in coloured...

Trains Crash Head-On – Serious Disaster Averted By Bridge

May 1927
Leeds Mercury May 18, 1927 Trains Crash Head-On Serious Disaster Averted By Bridge A fast parcel strain travelling on the LMS railway main line from London to...

Missing Whisky from Railway

May 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph May 10, 1927 Missing Whisky from Railway John William Lenton (30), Swinton was charged at Rotherham West Riding Ct yesterday with stealing 12...

Swinton Monarch

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 A Swinton Monarch Millicent Mincher, the May Queen who was crowned at the festival held in the Swinton Bridge...

Fatal Fall of Roof.

June 1927
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 13 June 1927 Fatal Fall of Roof. “Accidental death” was the verdict returned at an inquest at Mexborough on Saturday...

Swinton Stationmaster Appointed to Congleton

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 Swinton Stationmaster Appointed to Congleton Mr Samuel Palfreyman, stationmaster at the LMS station, Swinton, has been appointed stationmaster at Congleton,...

Aerial View of Swinton

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 An aerial view of Swinton, taken from above the new athletic ground, showing in the foreground Highfields Park...

Boxing at Mexborough

June 1927
Mexborough and Swinton Times June 3, 1927 The crucial moment in a boxing bout at Mexborough last Saturday. Sam Fletcher, of Dalton Brook, knocked out by...