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The Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway: Documentary Screening and Q&A with Joshua Daniels and Lucie Morisset
September 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 pm
FreeJoin DePOT for a digital screening of Joshua Daniels’s film “The Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway,” followed by a Q&A with Joshua moderated by Lucie Morisset.
The documentary follows the route of the now-lost Thorncliffe-Elsecar Tramway in South Yorkshire, covering the history, route and importance of the tramway track, as well as the key historic sites along the way and oral history interviews of those who live in the surrounding areas.
Joshua Daniels is a historian and filmmaker from Rotherham, England. He has an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway, University of London, and is also a trained oral historian, presenter, and videographer. His published research includes the history of follies in Rotherham and has done work for Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire Society, and Elsecar Heritage Centre. His main interest of history is in the industrial heritage of Yorkshire.