the Hartley Street stops serving westbound services towards Barnsley and Rotherham. Mexborough Interchange was built by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in the early 1990s, replacing bus stops in both directions on the High Street which was subsequently pedestrianised. When the Interchange first opened, there was a staffed ticket office and indoor waiting area with toilet facilities located in a small building between the Greens Way stands and John Street. However, around the time of the beginning of the Great Recession, the staffed ticket office was closed and all facilities inside were sealed off as an austerity measure. As of early 2021, Travel South Yorkshire are still looking to dispose of the former ticket office building as evidenced by the persistent "to let" signs affixed to its exterior, although it has never yet seen any further use since closure. , the stand allocation is: Education Mexborough has one secondary school (Laurel Academy) and many primary schools. Sport Mexborough has been represented in the FA Cup by four different football teams – Mexborough Locomotive Works, Mexborough St. Johns, Mexborough West End and Mexborough Town. The last of the four was the most prominent and won the Yorkshire Football League in 1973. Notable people Keith Barron – actor Walter Bennett – footballer, Sheffield United & Bristol City Brian Blessed – actor Eric Brook – footballer Sally Carman – actress Dan Clarke – motor racing driver formerly driving for Minardi Team USA in the Champ Car World Series Albert Fox – trade unionist William Hackett – Royal Engineers tunneller, awarded the Victoria Cross 1916 William 'Iron' Hague – British heavyweight boxing champion 1908–11 Kenneth Haigh – actor Mike Hawthorn – motor-racing driver and 1958 Formula 1 World Champion Ted Hughes – Poet Laureate, 1984–98 Darren Johnson – Professional darts player Peter Kitchen – professional footballer Harold Massingham – poet Ian Parks – poet Dennis Priestley – professional darts player, twice world darts champion 1991 and 1994 Geoff Salmons, professional footballer, most notably with Sheffield United Lionel Smith (born 23 August 1920) – professional footballer, for Mexborough Albion and Denaby United before making 162 appearances for Arsenal Karen Walker – footballer, played for England, Doncaster Belles and Leeds United Donald Watson – founder of The Vegan Society John William Wall (pen name Sarban) – author whose works include the novel The Sound of His Horn and the collection Ringstones See also Listed buildings