How South Yorkshire paid tribute to The Queen

12 days on from Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, the national period of mourning has come to an end. South Yorkshire paid tribute to her majesty in many ways, here are a few from different areas of the region.

Barnsley

In Barnsley, members of the British legion gathered at Barnsley Town Hall to lay a wreath of poppies.

Padre Albert Jackson led the service with a prayer, then Charles Grimshaw laid the wreath down beside Barnsley’s main war memorial.

Mayor of Barnsley, Sarah Tattersall said “On behalf of Barnsley Council and the people of the borough, our sincere condolences go to members of the Royal Family at this time of such personal loss.”

The people of Barnsley were advised to lay floral tributes outside the Town Hall.

Sheffield

Floral tributes for the Queen could be placed in the Peace Gardens of Sheffield City Centre.

On the day of the Queens funeral, Sheffield Cathedral held a special service to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The funeral was shown on two large screens throughout the service.

Sheffield’s Lord Mayor quoted: “It has been more painful than I expected. The Queen was the same age as my mum and dad, and it feels like that generation are going and they are people who went through the Second World War and austerity, and they would talk about keeping calm and carrying on and I think the Queen embodied that.”

Leeds

A book of condolence was open to be signed at Leeds Civic Hall, as well as an online book of condolence on the Leeds Council website.

Floral tributes could be left on the steps of Leeds Civic Hall.

Robert Gettings MBE, Lord Mayor of Leeds said: "I am very sorry to hear that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died. She worked tirelessly during her reign, representing the nation, attending official state visits abroad as well as spending a huge amount of time travelling around the country visiting charities, hospitals and organisations to meet and listen to the people she served."

Rotherham

Rotherham Town Hall opened official books of condolence to allow their residents to pay their respects. They also allowed the public to lay floral tributes at the Rotherham Minster.

Doncaster

Doncaster Gallery, Library and Museum opened a book of condolence for the Queen shortly after her death, along with an online book of condolence online.

Churches around Doncaster including Doncaster Minister opened their doors for people to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.

Most of these locations lowered official flags to half-mast at their respective locations and hosted many events showing The Queens funeral.

The rest of the country sent tributes to her majesty through the e-book on the Buckingham Palace website royal.uk.