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Houses, Mansions and Villas

Tickhill had its fair share of large, imposing houses: some built in the Georgian style in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, together with others in the later Victorian period

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Limestone Mill RestorationGO
Limestone Mill Restoration

Tickhill Limestone Hill Mill was a three storey stone structure which was working until the 1920s, when the Mill Dam was destroyed by silt from the newly sunk Maltby Colliery.

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Dates on Buildings

Dates on some of the various buildings in and around Tickhill

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Pros and Cons of Living in Tickhill in 1928GO
Pros and Cons of Living in Tickhill in 1928

The Medical Officer for Health for the Urban District reports on the pros and cons of living in Tickhill - taken from the British Newspaper Archives

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The Council's Housing Responsibilities in 1936GO
The Council's Housing Responsibilities in 1936

Report of items discussed at a meeting of Tickhill Urban Council in 1936 - taken from the British Newspaper Archives

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Des res in the 1880s

Two advertisements which appeared in "The Field" in the 1880s - taken from the British Newspaper Archive

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Preservation of Buildings

Sometimes historic buildings in the community are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were originally built. Sometimes these buildings can be adapted for newer purposes and saved...

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Clarel HallGO
Clarel Hall

Not far from the church resided that ancient, respectable, and powerful family of the Clarels, who were the founders of the House of Austin Friars in the vale below.

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Mystery HouseGO
Mystery House

To be sold or let either from year to year or for a term of years, with immediate possession, a mansion or dwelling house situate at Tickhill...

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Tickhill's property market in the early 20th CenturyGO
Tickhill's property market in the early 20th Century

Only a small minority of Tickhill's householders in the early 20th Century were property owners, as was the case generally in England.

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Gothic Revival style in TickhillGO
Gothic Revival style in Tickhill

Most properties in Tickhill dating from the 17th and 18th Centuries have rectangular sash windows, however, a few have Gothic Revival window styles inspired by the 18th and 19th Century which echoed designs seen in medieval churches.

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Tickhill's first libraryGO
Tickhill's first library

Library facilities in Tickhill in the late 19th Century were extremely limited which may help to explain why Henry Shaw decided to bequeath money to build a library for the benefit of the Town's inhabitants.

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Tickhill FriaryGO
Tickhill Friary

Tickhill Friary lies approximately one mile west of the Castle on the south side of Rotherham Road.

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The VicarageGO
The Vicarage

Built in 1785, The Vicarage is a Grade ll listed Georgian house of 3 storeys with a lower rear wing; to the rear were farm buildings and a barn, which were converted into the Infants School in the 1840s.

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Lindrick HouseGO
Lindrick House

Lindrick House is a large Grade ll* listed Georgian mansion situated on the corner of Lindrick Lane and Water Lane, surrounded by a substantial garden.

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Rock HouseGO
Rock House

There is very little information relating directly to ‘Rock House’; the name does not appear to have been used in official documents, maps or publications until 1915.

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Sandrock House

Sandrock House stands at Tickhill Spital on the north-east corner of Stripe Lane and Bawtry Road. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the site was originally a collection of farm buildings, cottages and a mill.

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Advertisements of Houses for Sale

Advertisements of houses for sale curated from local newspapers

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Wilsic Hall

This article describes the changes of ownership and role of Wilsic Hall originally built by the Tofield family.

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Victoria Terrace

The history of the ten cottages which form Victoria Terrace

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celebrating buildings and businessesGO
celebrating buildings and businesses

Souvenirs to mark milestones of Tickhill's buildings and businesses

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 Historic England At Risk RegisterGO
Historic England At Risk Register

Tickhill has two buildings on the At Risk Register

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