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Im really struggling to find anything about this place @HughieD did well to find the information he did here.
https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/th...titute-rotherham-south-yorks-june-2020.37837/It was most definitely used as some sort of youth / social club in its later life as there is many pictures form its former glory still inside which was kinda of sad

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This was just a chance spot while passing & as is often the case it turned out to be rather nice. The main feature is the higher floor main hall (which absolutely stunk from the pigeon infestation) & the Mural to the miners, with its central plaque to the life's lost in the Parkgate pit disaster of 1904 .

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Down the ornate staircase, there is a mixture of small rooms & kitchen areas

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Thats all from here
 
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Whilst working there we had a new lad who started coming - he was the son of Charlie Williams - the comedian - he wasn't allowed to live off his father's earnings - he was an apprentice at the steel works
 
Another substantial structure that could be adapted to present-day use. I was going to add my usual word 'elegant', but that might invite a demolition crew.
 
Whilst working there we had a new lad who started coming - he was the son of Charlie Williams - the comedian - he wasn't allowed to live off his father's earnings - he was an apprentice at the steel works
Really interesting back stories, I love hearing from people with personal links to places
 
This was the hub of the community for 11to 21 year olds with up to 300 being in the premises on a regular basis - before a lot of health and safety restrictions - I left Rotherham in 1975 but still have fond memories of the place
 

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