The history of the Fitzwilliam Family and their home, Wentworth Woodhouse.
Melvyn Jones Book order






- 2021
- 2019
A-Z of Sheffield
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Explore the fascinating history of Sheffield in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.
- 2018
Sheffield at Work
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
A pictorial history of the working life of Sheffield and it's people over the last century and more.
- 2018
In & Around Rotherham From Old Photographs
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A fascinating portrait of the South Yorkshire town of Rotherham presented through a remarkable collection of historical photographs.
- 2017
This is the first book on the subject. It uses a multi-faceted approach dealing with both the physical development and aspects of the social geography of the mining settlements.
- 2017
Secret Rotherham
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Explore Rotherham's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
- 2013
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Rotherham has changed and developed over the last century.
- 2008
- 2004
Yorkshire Sheet 294.08b Sheffield 1921 - published 2004; intro by Melvyn Jones. Coverage stretches from Tenter Street and Hawley Street eastward to Worthing Road, and from Montford Street southward to Talbot Street. Most of the city centre is shown in great detail, with individual buildings neatly delineated, and major features include the northern half of Midland station with northern approaches; Victoria station, Bridgehouses Goods station, Wicker Goods station, Sheffield & S Yorkshire Navigation, River Don, Effingham Street Gas Works, Cyclops Works, St John's church, Hyde Park Drill Ground, Park Iron Works, Salmon Pastures Yard, Burton Weir Brewery, Don Steel Works, Nunnery Goods station, Emmanuel church, Smithfield Market, Castlefolds Market, Clyde Steel & Iron Works, Sheaf Saw Mills, Norfolk Market Hall, St Peter's church, St Paul's church, Town Hall, Globe Steel Works, Kelham Island, tramways, and much more. On the reverse we include some extracts from a contemporary street directory.