Swinton Pottery

was an internationally renowned porcelain works that operated in Swinton, South Yorkshire, from 1745 to 1842. It was later renamed the Rockingham Works. Today, the site is a scheduled monument with some surviving structures. The pottery is no longer in operation. 

Surviving historical site and structures

The former site of the Swinton Pottery is located on both sides of Blackamoor Road in Swinton, Rotherham. 

• Waterloo Kiln: The Grade II* listed bottle kiln dates back to 1815 and is the most significant surviving structure from the original works. It is the only surviving 19th-century kiln in Yorkshire.

• Pottery Ponds: The ponds that once supplied the factory with water still exist and are part of a local amenity area.

• Scheduled Monument: The entire site contains buried and earthwork remains of the former pottery complex. 

An old racecourse once existed in Swinton, Rotherham, but it is no longer in operation. The site, which was partly absorbed by a housing development, was used for both flat racing and National Hunt events in the 19th century.

Today, the most prominent reminder of the racecourse is Racecourse Road in Swinton, a street of 1930s housing built on the former track.

History of Swinton Racecourse

Establishment: The racecourse was established in the 19th century by Earl Fitzwilliam.

Operations: It hosted flat racing until at least 1831, and National Hunt races in 1846. It also served as a circuit for cross-country championships in the 1930s.

Decline: Parts of the track have since been built over by housing. The stables were demolished in the 1980s.

Remnants: You can still walk along parts of the old course, which have been preserved as countryside footpaths.