The Streets of Rotherham
All Saints Square
Alma Road
Bridgegate
Clifton Lane
Corporation Street
College Street & Vicarage Lane
Effingham Square
Effingham Street
Frederick Street
High Street
Howard Street
Main Street
Over the River
The Doncaster Gate Area
The Moorgate Area
The Wellgate Area
The Westgate Area
The Wharncliffe Street Area
Upper Millgate
Here you can have a stroll along some of the streets in the centre of Rotherham. This is not an exhaustive survey - just a few photographs I've taken in passing. You will notice that in Rotherham there are many 'Gates' but you will look in vain for walls. The word gate is an Old Norse (still spoken by some around here) word from the verb 'to go', meaning street or way. This was pronounced at one time as gatteh with a glottal on the double t and later as yate, before attaining its modern and confusing spelling and pronunciation. The names used are the current street names - many of them went by other names in previous centuries but I'm not going to go deeply into that subject here.
There are four self guided trails around Rotherham detailing the heritage of the town. You could walk all four in the same afternoon as they don't cover a lot of mileage but do cover some of the same ground. These point out some of the more interesting buildings but except for Rotherham Minster which is an exceptional church and the Chapel of Our Lady on Rotherham Bridge which is a miracle of survival there really is very little to admire.
The Medieval Trail
The Industrial Trail
The Victorian Trail
The Town Centre Trail
There is also a leaflet, called I believe, "A Walk around Rotherham" cost last time I looked £1.50. Given the rate of change, progress or what you will this is well out of date nowadays.
Street Maps of Rotherham
You can obtain a free Rotherham Street Map which includes areas out to Brinsworth, Greasbrough, Thrybergh and Whiston. There is also a map of the cycle routes in Rotherham. Published by Rotherham Borough Council and produced by CycleCity Guides, the map is available free from council offices. The Rotherham map, based on the Ordnance Survey's South Yorkshire Street Atlas, is the largest in the CycleCity series - 50 per cent more mapping - and covers the whole of the borough.
All maps and leaflets can be obtained for free from the Rotherham Visitor Centre on the corner of All Saints Square and Bridgegate.