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Although I was born in Rotherham and have lived the larger part of my life here I had absolutely no idea where New York actually is in Rotherham. A look at my trusty A-Z reveals that it was the name given to the area by Don Street where the Rivers Don and Rother and the canal all meet up. How it got the name I do not know but its pretty much a dump these days.
New York was once a busy area of industry but many of these have now shut down and the place is very run down except for the logistics company compound. This may be closed now as Gloystarne have gone to the wall. Other Gloystarne yards have been taken over by other companies but I don't know the fate of this one. There are ambitious plans afoot to regenerate and redevelop this and the surrounding areas including the leisurefication (a prime Bushism) of the river bank.
Guest & Chrimes on Don Street built in 1857. The company shut down quite a while ago and as far as I know the building has not been occupied since. I understand that the 'frontage' of the building though not the whole building has listed status. Tesco have been trying and failing to get permission to build a new store on this site.
There was also talk of Supertram running along here but it seems that this not so bright idea has been temporarily squashed if not yet scuppered. In 2006 the Government, God bless 'em, has turned down funding for the extension of Supertram. In September 2007 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council have published plans to build a new town hall and council offices on this site.