Local Heritage Listing
The Trust became involved in a national initiative that aimed to create a local heritage list of buildings for the Doncaster area. The South Yorkshire Local Heritage List identifies heritage assets that are valued as contributing to the distinctiveness and history of South Yorkshire.
These buildings are not protected by statutory national designations such as listing or scheduling, but inclusion on the local heritage list can allow the more local significance of a building, place, or site to be considered in planning decisions that affect its setting.
A substantial number of buildings, including those identified by the Trust and some of its members, were accepted for inclusion on the local list.
This 1938 workshop for the South Ropery of British Ropes now Bridon with iconic 1930s architectural design, a renowned local landmark within an industrial area.
The Ivy House on Main Street. Auckley was built circa 1778 and is in a prominent location within the village and has maintains its original handmade bricks.
The Leopard is an Edwardian public house in a prominent corner position. It is well cared for and retains many original features. It was designed by a well-known local architect, Henry Beck in 1909. It replaced an earlier rounded corner building.
The parish church of St. John the Evangelist in Balby stands on the Corner of High Road and Greenfield Lane and was built in 1847.
Regent Square is a Doncaster historic park and garden. This Victorian square is surrounded by detached, semi-detached and terraced housing. Built 1853 in the 1950s, Doncaster Civic Trust went to the Magistrates Court to prevent Regent Square from being turned into a car park.
Rossington Methodist Church is a red brick church, opened September 1917 and is contemporary with surrounding settlement of New Rossington.It closed for worship in February 2019.
The Hexthorpe Heritage clock was erected in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George,the sixth and Queen Elizabeth.It was the only permanent structure to be erected in Doncaster Borough to mark this event and was funded by the people of Hexthorpe.
The Art Deco Gaumont Cinema building had a major historical Bas-Relief Cinema Frieze artwork depicting the progress of a film from conception, writing of a scenario, building of the set to the shooting and completion. This 33 feet wide frieze, was created by Mr Newbury A Trent, in his London studio in 1933, for the Gaumont British Cinemas, formed in 1927, and is now located in Gresley Square, near the CAST theatre
This distinctive 200 foot tall brick built chimney was built for Pegler Brothers and companies, Belmont works in 1935. It is recognizable by the large letters spelling PEGLERS that runs down the chimney.
For more information about the Doncaster Heritage Local list, please go to
www.local-heritage-list.org.uk/south-yorkshire/list