Rotherham, 300 yr old roadside Mausoleum and small cemetery.

[@tonytcb4504]

When I left South Grove School in 1974 I worked for Allen's of Rotherham which was a carpet fitting company and they were based in the Chapel. I worked there for 4 years, happy days.

[@Rotherman]

I didn't know Tony they were selling carpets back then, come to think of it at the very back of where our youth club would have been was some kind of off cuts or square samples that you see in shops, I'm sure there was. I just remember suzi quattro song devil gate drive and all the lads and lasses doing the kicks lol I'm guessing that was 73 or 74, when that closed, they opened the Bethesda youth club at Thornhill next to Syd Wood's house.

[@paul1dog]

Great history lesson mate! I moved from Canklow rd in 1971 to Clifton lane, across the road from the museum. No 35, the one with the white bay window and the silver car on the drive, the park became our "playground". I lived there with my parents until I moved to Cornwall in 1984. Again John, thanks for bringing back some brilliant memories along with the history lesson! Cheers.

[@Rotherman]

Hiya mate thanks for ya comms I'm glad you liked it, I thought you moved south from cank didn't know you moved to clifton.

[@paul1dog]

@@Rothermanstudied art after leaving school for two years in our old infant school. I then went to Granville College in Sheffield for another year. Before I moved away from Rotherham.

[@chrissingleton8456]

Nice one John, really interesting video, I’ve driven past the mausoleum hundreds of times and never even seen it !! I’ll definitely look out for it next time ✊✊

[@Rotherman]

Thanks Chris ask ya uncle mick about them days lol, it's wierd cos when I was there I just got suzi quattros song in my head devil gate drive do in the kicks in there lined up lol so it would have been around 1973 or just after when we used to go in there lol

[@catherinegarratt5789]

Found this fascinating dallo. That house and grounds must have been beautiful when first built. Xx

[@Rotherman]

Thank you Catherine the clifton park is nice but I g havnt been in there for about 42 yrs and the house about 46 yrs when I was about 18

[@NexusEmber]

Another great video. I know that tree you walked past in clifton park has been there for many a year and also i remember hearing stories of a tank being in the park at one stage.

[@Rotherman]

I filmed that tree it was in a bad state and rotting, I cut it out tho, and I think I've seen an old pic of a ww1 tank being in there at one time.

[@catherineloftus1376]

Very interesting video, one of my ancesters (Richard Barker) born in Rotherham in late 1700s his Son William also born in Rotherham. William settled in married in Leeds 1824 and as they say the rest is history. Thanks Rotherman cheers.

[@Rotherman]

Thank you Catherine glad you liked it. The amount of history available to us now with ancestry etc

[@chrissingleton8456]

Remember going to the museum as a kid , seeing “Nelson” the stuffed lion and that cat with two heads that they found in one of the steelworks 😂

[@Rotherman]

Only been in there once Chris I'd have been about 17/18ish

[@TinaGorman-ef4hk]

Clifton park was my playground, I use to live on Clifton Lane across from the putting green that use to be there in 1970 we moved down the hill, Albany street, mum bought the corner shop that use to be there on the corner of Albany street and Allan st - my grandparents lived in Beeversleigh flats forth floor and had a lovely view of the park

[@Rotherman]

Thanks Tina for taking the time to watch again and make a lovely comment from when we were kids.

[@helencheadle5285]

This is fascinating, and I’m sure we all appreciate the time you took to show us all of this. To be honest it doesn’t look like the kind of mausoleum we normally see in churchyards and the like…no plaque actually on it, or entry way shown….just seems boarded up with green metal. I can understand with the youth of today who have to get into locked up Sanctuary’s for some reason. But after all the man did for people, no flowers left, bulbs planted etc seems sad. Bless you…..keep warm! Snow forcast next! Best wishes from Norfolk. 🙋‍♀️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰👍

[@Rotherman]

Thank you very much that lovely. There's the walker crest above the entry door I think it's the side where I said the tomb was. It was so sad to see the chapel demolished it suffered 2 fires the first it was repaired and used as a carpet shop and after it burned again if was so bad it had to be demolished. It's funny when I was there I just remembered suzi quattros song devil gate drive so it must have been 73/74 when it used to be our youth club. Once again thank you.

[@calgarycowboy2]

Masborough Chapel was were I got married & Christening. Wilfred Hobkinsons fruit & veg yard was next to the Chapel. Walker Steel distribution was well known. Drop forge and rolling mills, I knew that history. I grew up in Kimberworth , Richmond Park Avenue, we moved from the James Street , Masborough area hence my connection to Masborough Chapel. I remember Allen's Carpets used to store carpets in the Chapel building. Have you done a video of the Kimberworth area ?, Kimberworth Comp School area ?

[@Rotherman]

Such a shame it is like it is today, it suffered a bad fire, got redone out as a carpet place, after a few yrs it suffered an horrendous fire again and had to be brought down.

[@Rotherman]

Mates who I went to school with lived on James street I knew the Italians around Masbro too, I havnt done Kimi school it's gone now demolished. When did you leave Rotherham?

[@calgarycowboy2]

Left school 1974, worked at Shardlows upto 1998.

[@samanthajayjones2645]

Not to long back that place was a mess. the new owner put up old boards around the site and started digging it up. if I remember right the land was given back to the council.

[@Rotherman]

Hi ya, do you mean the house or the cemetery. Last time I went in the house it would have been around 77/78ish

[@samanthajayjones2645]

sorry the cemetery. was some odd stuff the sale .it was just before the bit of investment in the area so land jumped in value . was a mess for a long time@@Rotherman

[@Rotherman]

@@samanthajayjones2645 I'd have thought that was a listed structure as well as consecrated ground too, I must say tho I have no idea over the legalities if they did want to dig it up etc.