History
Buildings and Places of Note
Abdy Farm
In 1749 Abdy Farm was owned by John Whitehead, the elder, who also owned, Whiston Corn Mill and a colliery at Herringthorpe. The Whiteheads held land in Dalton Parva. On his death in 1766 all estates were passed to John Whitehead junior
Broom House
A single house in the township of Whiston, and parish of Rotherham; 1 mile from Rotherham. Situated on Broom Road.
Broom Riddings
2 farm-houses in the township of Whiston, and parish of Rotherham; 1 mile SE. of Rotherham.
Howorth Hall
Details on Rotherham Website.
Royds Moor House
A single house in the township of Whiston, and parish of Rotherham; 3 miles SE. of Rotherham.
Whiston Hall
Situated near the Chequers Public House.
An early 16th century manor house which is now in use as a nursing home. The house was encased and extended in the early 17th century and further extended in the 18th century and later. Built of coursed dressed sandstone with some internal timber framing. The roof is of 20th century cement-tiles.
The building includes some internal timber framing, coursed dressed sandstone, with a 20th century cement-tile roof. Irregular plan, 5-bay main range to right with cross-wing to left, single-room wing set back to far left.Two storeys with partial cellars, a total of seven bays to entrance front. Main range - plinth, large quoins, 1st-floor band. Bay 2 has a 20th century door in architrave with dripstone set above band. To the right, three 3-light square-faced mullioned windows to each floor have renewed casements with glazing bars, matching 2-light window above door has no mullion. To the left, a large 30-pane sash cuts through earlier opening and rises above band. Shaped kneelers, ashlar gable copings and renewed brick stack to right end of range. Truncated ashlar ridge stack to left of door and large corniced ridge stack to its right. Cross-wing: large 20th century casement to each floor, ground-floor lintel band, 1st-floor window cuts through earlier opening. Shaped kneelers, chamfered gable copings. Lateral stack to left has renewed brick shaft. Wing projecting from left return has chamfered plinth and 2-light double-chamfered mullioned window to each floor, ground-floor window has dripstone. Shaped kneelers, chamfered gable copings and tall, corniced, ashlar end stack. Finial at junction of cross-wing and wing roofs. Some double-chamfered window openings to rear elevations and to end wall of wing. Interior: framing of 3-bay structure incorporated in cross-wing and partly visible at foot and head of present staircase; king-post roof trusses. Loft space above adjacent bay of main range has simple king-post truss, no struts and sections of stud partition adjacent to ridge stack. Source National Monuments Record, 1973 .
In 1891 the Unwins resided here:
Arthur M Unwin, aged 36, a Farmer, from Rowthorne in Derbyshire,
his wife Emily J Unwin,aged 32, who was born in Whiston their daughter Mary E Unwin, aged 7, also born here
Whiston Long Barn
A 13th or 14th century barn at Whiston Hall. The barn was altered and enlarged in the 16th and 17th century and later. A timber-framed building of coursed rubble and dressed sandstone. A single storey building of 8 bays with aisles. The exterior walling was much altered and partly rebuilt circa 1980. The barn retains impressive gable walls with numerous slit vents to south end. The barn is the oldest example of an agricultural building in the county and the earliest timber-framed structure for which there are no regional parallels to date. Comparison may be made with the Barley Barn, Cressing Temple, Essex for which a date as early as circa 1200 has been claimed.
By the 18th Century the village had grown. A number of properties still exist that were already built such as Whiston Hall and Abdy Farm. Also in the 18th Century Morthen Hall was built for the Rev O Browne and the Village Stocks were erected - though not where they now stand. The stocks were last used in 1870 when William Tabby Jervis of Melrose Cottages was placed in them.
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