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July Jollies: An industrial South Yorkshire tour in 1911

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114 years ago, in July 1911, the Society of Chemical Industry held their Annual General Meeting at Sheffield.

Arms of City of Sheffield (Sheffield and Rotherham Red Book, 1908)

On Wednesday 12th July, members gathered at the Cutlers’ Hall to begin proceedings before a meal at the Grand Hotel.

Cutlers’ Hall, Sheffield, from a photograph by Trevethick and Parkin, printed in Sheffield and Rotherham up-to-date. A fin-de-siècle review, Diamond Jubilee edition, London: Robinson, Son & Co., 1898, p.4

Their gathering also included visits to related industrial sites, including local factories, collieries and ironworks. This post explores a couple of the highlights relevant to South Yorkshire’s industrial history with a focus on areas close to our own.

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Steady progress

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Working our way back to safe opening at Hemingfield

The Friends and regular volunteers returned to Hemingfield Colliery for another tentative and COVID-secure session maintaining the site as the country at large continues to open up following changes to government and Public Health England guidelines.

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Days of Future Past: saved a century ago

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A hundred years ago today, 31st December 1918, two agreements were signed which effectively saved important parts of our mining heritage in South Yorkshire, and specifically what is now the site of Hemingfield Colliery.

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