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William Watson's map of 1855 showing the mill and mill house |
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Ordnance survey map of 1891 showing the mill dam |
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A photo of the mill before it was demolished |
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The mill and millhouse is visible in the background |
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This photograph shows the early mill was demolished
just after the first world war,
the remnants of the mill can be seen in the background |
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The office of RM English for the Grist Mill and Animal Feed business next door, built c. 1900. |
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English's mill between the wars |
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Demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's
Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons
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Demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's
Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons |
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Just prior to the demolition of the Mill in Pocklington in the late 1980's
Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons |
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Betterton Court built after the demolition of English's Mill in the late 1980's
Photograph by the kind courtesy of Bob Sissons
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| Millers of English's Mill |
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| 1951 T & C |
English & Sons, Market Street - Auctioneer |
| 1937 Kelly's Directory |
ENGLISH R. M. & SON auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (TN 6); attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield; Manchester; Market Weighton & Selby |
| 1933 Kelly's Directory |
ENGLISH R. M. & SON, auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (TNG); & at Market Weighton ; attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield & Manchester |
| 1929 Kelly's Directory |
ENGLISH R, M. & SON, auctioneers & valuers, estate agents, corn, seed & manure merchants, Market street (T N 6); & at Market Weighton ; attend markets at Leeds ; York ; Wakefield ; Driffield & Hull |
| 1921 Kelly's Directory |
English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York ; Wakefield; Driffield ; Hull; Malton & Selby |
| 1913 Kelly's Directory |
English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York; Wakefield; Driffield; Hull; Malton & Selby |
| 1909 Kelly's Directory |
English R. M. & Son, auctioneers & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants. Market street; & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds; York ; Wakefield ; Driffield & Hull |
| 1905 Kelly's Directory |
English R. M. & Son, auctioners & valuers, millers, corn, seed, wool & manure merchants, Market street & at Market Weighton; attend markets at Leeds, York, Wakefield, Driffield & Hull |
| 1897 Kelly's Directory |
English Jane (Mrs.), wine & spirit mer. Brass Castle hill
English Richard Massey, auctioneer & miller, Percy road |
| 1892 Bulmers Directory |
English Rd. Massey, Percy rd |
| 1889 Kellys Directory |
English Jane (Mrs.), -wine & spirit mercht. Brass Castle hill
English Richard Massey, auctioneer & merchant, Percy road |
| 1879 PO Directory |
English Jane (Mrs.), wine & spirit mercht. Brass Castle hill
English Richard M. corn, cake & manure mer.Chapmangate |
| 1858 White's Directory |
English Richard, Brass Castle Island |
| 1851 White's Directory |
English Rd, Brass Castle Island |
| 1851 Census |
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| 1844 William's Directory |
English, Rt., Swine-market |
| 1841 Census |
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| 1840 White's Directory |
English, Rt., Swine-market |
| 1834 Pigot's Directory |
English Richard, brass-castle hill |
| 1831 White's Directory |
English Richard, Swt. |
| 1823 Baine's Directory |
English Richard, Market place |
| 1803 York Herald (see above) |
George Beal, Brass Castle Island |
| 1802 3rd Nov. - Hull University Archives |
DDCV/208/15 - Petition and Commission in Bankruptcy of Joseph Moyser of Sutton upon Derwent and George Beal of Pocklington millers, dealers and chapmen. |
| Great Britain. Committee for compounding with delinquents, 1. (189396). Yorkshire Royalist composition papers, or the proceedings of the Committee. [London]: The Society. Link |
No. 249, Thomas Bishop of Pocklington, Gent. G208, p. 739. REPORT.- His deliquency that he hath adhered to and assisted the forces rasied against the parliament; he petitioned here 8 Feb. 1648; he hath neither taken the Coventant nor Oath. He is siezed in fee tail to him and his heirs the remainder in fee to the Crown, as he saith, in the manor of Pocklington with 2 messuages and cottages and lands belonging with a water mill of the yearly value of £28, of rents out of other lands in Pocklington worth yearly £12. There is come to him after the death of Isabell. Bishop his mother lands in Pocklington with the tolls of the markets and fairs there worth yearly £13 6s 8d. Out of which he craves allowance of £8 19s 7d issueing yearly to the Earls of Northumberland of whom the premises are holden. 15 Feb 1648 - Jo. Readinge. D. Watkins. Fine at sixth £116. 19 Feb 1649. |
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