Upper Wincobank Chapel, 132 Wincobank Avenue, Wincobank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 6BB
Discover the surprising history of Wincobank Chapel and it's remarkable philanthropic founding family, and take a walk through Wincobank Wood to Sheffield's Iron Age Hillfort.
In 1817 Joseph and Elizabeth Read established a chapel in the coach house of Wincobank Hall. In 1841 their daughters, Mary Anne Rawson and Emily Read of Wincobank Hall founded a day school for local children. In 1905 the school building was extended as a new chapel. A fascinating archive of memorabilia, photographs and graphic design material, documents over a century of community activity. For the past two years, work has been underway to refurbish the adjacent chapel house as an additional community facility and heritage centre - come and see the progress. There will be an illustrated history talk in the chapel at 2pm. No booking needed.
Friends of Wincobank Hill are an established campaigning and conservation group who work with Sheffield Rangers to preserve and protect the Ancient Monuments of Wincobank Hillfort and the Roman Ridge, and raise awareness of the important heritage of one of the only English Iron Age Hillforts within a city boundary. The Friends will be at the Chapel with archaeological information and craft activities, and there will be guided walks up to the nearby hillfort at 12.30pm and 3.00pm. The round walk will take approximately one hour.
Saturday 16 September: 1200 - 1600
The Chapel is open for visitors to drop in but please text to book a place on the Walk.
Booking Contact: Penny Rea
Call: 07980 143776
The Chapel site is fully accessible. However, the walk to the hillfort is quite steep over rough paths and unfortunately, is not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility scooters.
Additional Information
Contact for the day:
www.wincobankchapel.org
wincobankhill.chessck.co.uk
More: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/wincobank-chapel-and-hillfort
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