1927
The Swinton Railway Smash
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...