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Bridge Street, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8FD

This stone plaque is on the northern parapet of the bridge over the canal in Swinton on the A6022. The bridge was rebuilt in 1889 and 1906. From the style of lettering the plaque may date from that period. Wentworth House is now called Wentworth Woodhouse and was built in the middle of the 18C by the 1st Marquis of Rockingham, a prominent Whig politician. At 606 feet long it has the longest frontage of any house in England.

A view of the canal bridge in Swinton showing the position of the mileage plaque, From Wentworth House 5 Miles. The short stretch of canal from the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, Kilnhurst Cut, is about ½ mile long.

The north face of the brick parapet of the cast iron canal bridge which has 'From Wentworth House 5 Miles' facing the road. This plaque says the bridge was rebuilt in 1889 and 1906. The cared for towpath is on the far side of the canal.

This canal linked Barnsley with the River Don. Most of its length has been abandoned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dearne_and_Dove_Canal

The top of a flight of four locks at the junction of the Dearne & Dove Canal with the River Don Navigation. Only a short stretch of the canal to the north of the lock remains in water and the top gate has been replaced by a concrete wall.

This stretch of water in front of the lock is a surviving fragment of the old Dearne and Dove canal which joined the South Yorkshire Navigation beyond the wharf. This picture was taken from the road over the canal on Bridge Street.

This declining establishment, once a thriving pub, is located on the corner of Dun Street and Bridge Street, Swinton - close to the now derelict Dearne and Dove Canal.

The disused Dearne & Dove canal looking towards the "hump back" bridge that carries the A6022 road. A new waterside flats complex takes shape on the site that was once the Canal Tavern (or Towpath) pub.

Opened in 1899 by the Midland Railway on its line from Rotherham to Leeds, this station replaced the first Swinton station (which coincidentally is also the site of the 3rd and current "Swinton South Yorkshire" station). The second station closed in 1968. View north from the current station. The station entrance was on Station Street and was still extant when this image was taken (see Image]) - the roof can be seen far left. The two island platforms started where the red structure on the left can be seen, and were accessed by subway.