I was born and brought up there. It could be so much more than it is. The pubs are largely a disgrace (except the white heart) and the high street has nice architecture but bugger all shops. I wouldn't in any way call it "bleak" though.
I saw loads of dragons, but had to Google to find out why they were there. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_of_Wantley
Well - as it happens - you have touched on one of reasons behind the initial thread. And it comes from comments made by others on here about my childhood and how things were in town a few decades back. As I’ve said - if you watch Kes you see how life was back then and for some it’s still like that now. So when I get disparaging remarks - I often think are these people from the same part of town as me - that is from Cudeth to Mexborough? People of a certain age will able to relate to this.
Well - I’ve been and got back. Yer need strong legs to get up and darn those streets. It wer peeing it darn of course - but nice thing was that there was no snow.