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  • All Saints Church and the Forgotten Wentworth Family

    All Saints Church and the Forgotten Wentworth Family

    The Wentworth family, South Kirkby’s All Saints church and national history are deeply intertwined.

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  • Empire Working Men’s Club and Institute

    Empire Working Men’s Club and Institute

    The Empire Working Men’s Club and Institute, in Moorthorpe, and the tragedy of bareknuckle boxing.

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  • The Grove

    The Grove

    A potted history of an important local landmark, which is surprisingly not a listed building.

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  • David Gareth Jones

    David Gareth Jones

    Remembering David Gareth Jones, killed in the 1984/85 miner’s strike.

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  • Sinn Fein

    Sinn Fein

    Consider Moorthorpe’s catholic links and support for Sinn Fein.

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  • Colonel John Morris

    Colonel John Morris

    The Death of Colonel John Morris, 1649, the Wentworth family and South Kirkby and South Elmsall’s royal heritage.

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  • The Lansbury Family

    The Lansbury Family

    The history of the suffragette movement, the Lansbury family and their ties to South Kirkby and Moorthorpe.

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  • West Riding County Library

    West Riding County Library

    Why did South Elmsall steal Moorthorpe’s library?

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  • Arthur Wharton

    Arthur Wharton

    Arthur Wharton was a pioneer, a world champion, a man of firsts, but he was forgotten.

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  • Miner’s Institute

    Miner’s Institute

    The history of Moorthorpe Miner’s Institute and it’s importance to the community, and some remarkable visitors.

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