Police officers reported that at 12.22am on Sunday, July 18, they were notified of a break-in at the centre. Security staff said that a silver Volkswagen had been used to ram through the gates of the site and the burglars forced entry to one of the buildings and stole a large silver and green safe.
Among the items in the safe was a collection of antique jewellery (some of the items are pictured above).
The Elsecar Heritage Centre is a conservation village within a former ironworks and colliery workshops with cafes, an antiques centre and other heritage, leisure and retail attractions.
Anyone who has any information about the incident or who has been offered one of the items for sale is asked to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101 quoting reference number 14/110254/21 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
