Giles Brearley


Giles H Brearley is a published South Yorkshire local historian who has also both written and appeared in television and film. He has been a regular presenter on the radio regarding history.
He is a qualified chartered management accountant who was in public practice. He was the senior partner in Brearley and Co which he commenced in 1984 and remaining until August 2015. He is also a 'practice certificate' assessor for the Chartered [Institute of Management Accountants].
He is a director sitting on the boards of various companies being also a former director of football league club Rotherham United F.C. He is chairman of the Bridge Property Group ltd and is a charitable trustee for Mexborough Alms Houses. He was presented to the Queen and Prince Philip at Sheffield Town Hall for his services to charitable causes
He lives in South Yorkshire and East Sheen in London. He has been instrumental in organising fundraising for the erection of plaques to South Yorkshire historic achievers. He was also instrumental in arranging for the rescue and re-erection of the historical Glassby Arch at Mexborough.
He acquired Brampton Old Hall at Brampton Bierlow as a derelict building and has restored it back to its former glory days. It was another South Yorkshire historic building under threat of being lost forever.

Published works

Books

  • History of Lead Mining in the Peak District
  • We will remember - jointly written with Graham Oliver
  • Grave Tales of South Yorkshire
  • The history of St Thomas and the village of Kilnhurst
  • Alfred Liversidge England's fastest man
  • The life and times of Arthur Morris the Pitman's Poet
  • Swinton in Pictures - jointly written with Ken Wyatt
  • Old Swinton in Pictures - jointly written with Ken Wyatt
  • Industrial South Yorkshire - jointly written with Paul Walters
  • Industrial Doncaster - jointly written with Paul Walters
  • Industrial Rotherham - jointly written with Paul Walters
  • The History of Swinton Hall and Swinton House
  • Mexborough a Town at War
  • The business of trying to keep Rotherham United "The DC Years" - jointly written with Gavin Mackinder.
  • The Iron Man, the biography of James William Hague former heavyweight English Boxing champion.
  • Safecracker. The biography of Albert Hattersley, UK's most prolific Safe blower. Joint with Michael Fowler.
  • Adwick upon Dearne in the news a thousand years of village history.
  • Shotguns and Shooting- The law explained.
  • The history of Brampton Bierlow Old Hall.
  • The History of Scabba Wood, Sprotborough.
1960's Memories of Mexborough, over 30 fellow contributors Mexborough Heritage

Films

  • Kilnhurst Graveyard tour
  • Swinton Grave yard tour
  • The Mexborough Time machine
  • They answered the call
  • The History of Sprotborough Hall
  • The History of Swinton Parts 1,2,3 and 4
  • The Norman Watson interviews
  • The History of Ferrybridge Pottery