The old village of Sprotbrough lies on a hill about three miles from Doncaster by the River Don. In the centre is St Mary's Church, ( the foundationof which date to the 1170s) The Old Rectory ( where Sir Douglas Bader spent his childhood ) and The Estate House. There are also a number of old cottages on Main Street and the Village School which is surrounded by many properties built in latter years .
Lower Sprotbrough lies at the base of the hill by the river and Sprotbrough Falls and comprises the Boat Inn ( where Sir Walter Scott is reputed to have written Ivanhoe) and five cottages.
The river was crossed by a ferry intil 1848 when the bridge was built. The Toll House, which stands at the
end of the bridge, was built in 1847. Tolls were collected for crossing the bridge until 1888.
 July Morning in Sprotbrough
 The Ivanhoe Pub
The Ivanhoe Pub stands at the crossroads on Melton Road in Sprotbrough, and is set by the cricket field which the Samuel Smith Brewery purchased in 1926. It has a wonderful view of Sprotbrough Church andis a very popular venue.
(both these paintings are sold as cards in Sprotbrough Post Office)
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