A - Z site Map

List of all articles and pages on this site. Use the links below to access the posts.

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A Bentley Childhood - Part One (Kathleen Higson's Bentley memories)

A Brief History of Bentley - Part 1 (Chronological history of Bentley, 1 of 2)

A Brief History of Bentley - Part 2 (As above, 2 of 2)

A History of Bentley Park and Pavilion (A full history of Bentley Park)
A History of Toll Bar (Origins, growth and key events in Toll Bar's history)
A New Village for Bentley (History of New Village)
A Place of Worship (History of Bentley churches)

A Royal Visit to Bentley (visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Bentley Colliery)
About and Contact (Site information)

Arksey Cemetery A - M (Grave transcriptions from the main parish cemetery 1 of 2)

Arksey Cemetery N - Z (As above 2 of 2)
At the Foot of the Bridge (A history of Town End)

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Bay Horse Folk Club (Retrospective by Gerald Sables)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P1 (Personal memories, 1 of 6)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P2 (As above, 2 of 6)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P3 (As above, 3 of 6)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P4 (As above, 4 of 6)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P5 (As above, 5 of 6)
Bentley and Arksey As An Outsider - P6 (As above, 6 of 6)
Bentley Colliery Jubilee Celebration Booklet (Scans of a booklet)

Bentley Pit History Part 1 (History of the pit, 1 of 2)
Bentley Pit History Part 2 (History of the pit and disasters, 2 of 2)

Bentley Poem (Poem written by William Marsh in 1867)
Bentley Street Names (Looking at how some street names came to be)
Bentley, Town of Sorrow (Bentley Pit disaster news articles)
Bentley-with-Arksey UDC (The history of the Urban District Council)
Bentley Workhouse (History of the parish workhouse on Mill Gate)

Big Drum. The (History of Bentley Hotel, aka the Drum)

Building Bridges (History of the two mill stream bridges)

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Call the Midwife (Story of Bentley midwife Ann Brown)

Coal In The Blood (Story of a mining family)

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D. P. Breach & Son, Motor Engineers (A look at one Bentley business)

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Educating Bentley (History of Bentley's schools)

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Flood Images (Pictorial of Bentley floods)

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Godfathers of Ice Cream, The (History of Massarellas)

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Hidden History of Rostholme, The (Area of Bentley off Askern Road)

House on the Bridge, The (North Bridge Villa/Marsh Gate)
Huts of War and Peace (Story of the Bentley Nissen Huts)

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In The Line Of Duty (The story of soldier James Scott)

"It's Like New Wine To See You Again Lass" (A book by John Church on the pit disaster of 1931)

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Lance Corporal Thomas Bryan VC (Bentley's VC medal winner)

Let's Go To The Park (Personal memories and photos of the park)

Lido Shuffle, The (Bentley's roller-skating rink)

Little London Calling! (History of Little London)

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Maps (Old parish maps)

Mourning Brooch, The (Book research and review)

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Pit Photos (History of Bentley colliery in pictures)
Please State Your Destination (History of Bentley public transport)

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Scrapbook (Collection of newspaper cuttings)

Scawthorpe - It's Older Than You Think (History of Scawthorpe)

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Two Bentley Lads (Book review)

Trade Directories (Lists of traders for the area 1838, 1857, 1893 and 1927)

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William Marsh, Son of a Miller, Friend of a President (Of Marsh's Mill)
War Memorials (Transcriptions of Bentley and Arksey war memorials and graves) 
Where Bentley Meets Doncaster  (the story of Town End)
When Bentley Stars Shine (Bentley at the turn of the century as recorded by Ernest Goodridge. 

When Hitler Came To Call (The story of the Royston Avenue and York Road bombs)

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