Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham is 6 miles from Sheffield City Centre, & is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.
The region had been exploited for iron since Roman times. It was coal that first brought the industrial revolution to Rotherham. The seams were the driving force behind the...
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Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham is 6 miles from Sheffield City Centre, & is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.
The region had been exploited for iron since Roman times. It was coal that first brought the industrial revolution to Rotherham. The seams were the driving force behind the improvements to navigation along the Don, the various cuttings eventually forming the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.

Rotherham iron was very highly regarded for its strength. Iron, and later steel, became the principal industry in Rotherham, surviving well into the 20th century. The Walker foundries produced high quality cannon including some manufactured for H.M.S. Victory, in addition to several early cast iron bridges, one of which was commissioned by Thomas Paine.
The 1800s saw a massive expansion of Rotherham's cast iron industry.
Rotherham Renaissance

From 2007 the town centre underwent an extensive urban regeneration project known as the "Rotherham Renaissance": the buildings include apartments, retail units, outdoor cafés, and a new theatre.
The Renaissance project is well into work and is starting to show. As of June 2009 two of the largest buildings 'The Old Market' on Domine Lane which is the main apartment and shopping building is now complete and open and is now dominating the skyline of the town centre alongside the nearly completed Keppel Wharf. Keppel Wharf is also mixed apartment and commercial space is now nearing completion. The Imperial Buildings has also had its renovation and is now fully open. Clifton Park is also involved in the Renaissance project.
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