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  21st Mar - 18th Century Pocklington

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  18th Apr - The AGM and The ER
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  18th Jul - A guided tour of Allerthorpe
  to include Allerthorpe church

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  19th Sep - Pocklington's connection
  with the sea

Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

Letters from the Front
These extracts from letters from the front, kindly provided by Martin Cooper.

INTERESTING LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.

Sergt J W Eastwood, of the 5th Yorkshire Brigade, writing from France to his wife in Pocklington says:

“I am writing to tell you I am safe at present after going through what I hope will never happen again.

No doubt news will have reached Pocklington about the awful time we have had. Never in all the South African war was there such a time, shot and shell simply raining down on us, but we stuck to our posts until the enemy ran.

“I was too near a `Jack Johnson’ with the result that I was thrown about eight yards and landed on a lucky heap of sand many yards away.

It happened on Sunday morning at six o’clock and for some time after I have not known much of any thing, but I am in a hospital train now, and will soon be in the line again.

Take care of Les and Ron, and remember me to all my friends.

Your Loving husband Jim”

P.s. Keep smiling.

On a post card that arrived on Monday morning, from Sergt Eastwood, bearing the Birmingham postmark. He says;-
Birmingham May 2nd 1915.

“I am now in England, and on my way to Scotland to a hospital there, I will write as soon as I land, and tell you where I am.”

Sergt Eastwood is now in Glasgow, and progressing favourably.