Pocklington History - Pocklington Horse and Foal Show

News

> 2025 Heritage Festival

> Local airfields in WW2

> Pocklington in 1925

> Wilberfoss walk and talk

> VE Day celebrations

> William Etty

> Revealing the shield

> The 2025 AGM & Talk

> Crime and Punishment

Events

> Pocklington Local History Group
15th Jan 2026 - Ag Revolution

> Pocklington Local History Group
19th Feb 2026 - Photo Detective

> Pocklington Local History Group
19th Mar 2026 - ER Yeomanry

> Pocklington Local History Group
16th Apr 2026 - AGM and talk

> Pocklington Local History Group
18th Jun 2026 - BW Walk and Talk

Gallery

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

Publications

	Bill's Book * Peter Halkon * NEW 2nd Ed. * 83 pages * Illustrated * Only £10.00
	Pocklington at War * NEW 2nd Ed. * 62 pages * Illustrated * Only £8.00
	Woldgate History "A History of Woldgate School" * 60 pages * Fully illustrated * Only £5.00
	Exploring Pocklington's Past * Peter Halkon * Summary of Pocklington Archaeology * Only £5.00
	Heritage Trail "A Pock History & Heritage Trail" * 2nd edition * 27 pages * Old photos * Only £4.99
	Old Pock "People and Places of Old Pocklington" * 40 pages * Old photos * Only £5.99
	WW1 Book "Adieu to dear old Pock" * ww1 diary * 53 profiles * Local News * 299 soldiers * 246 pages
	Ladies book "Ladies Predominating" * Biographies * Old photos * Only £2
	PDLHG Newsletters #1 Oct 2020 #2 Dec 2020 #3 May 2021

Pocklington Horse and Foal Show and Pocklington Agricultural Show

Although a horse fair was held in Pocklington from early times, an official show was started in Victorian times.The Pocklington Horse and Foal Show started in 1858 and in 1929 Henry Powell was still secretary of the society. It was a prominent annual event in the East Riding. Mr. Wm. Brown remembered 'Feathers Field' where the Horse Show was held, being where the Rugby field is today. The Horse and Foal show became the Pocklington Agricultural Show in 1923, with the last one held in 1931.


Pocklington Horse and Foal Show on July 5th 1911




This trophy was sold as 'Lot 3150: Four Engraved Tankards' at a Bamford Auction, Derby on December 09, 2024 for £160


Show reports appeared in Local Newspapers:
	(Click on Link below)

1871	'Hull Packet and East Riding Times' for 6th October
1877	'Leeds Mercury' for 29th September
1879	'Leeds Mercury' for 6th September
1881	'Leeds Mercury'' for 1st October
1884	'Leeds Mercury' for 20th September
1885	'Leeds Mercury' for 28th September
1887	'Leeds Mercury' for 19th August
1890	'Leeds Mercury' for 30th July
1891	'Leeds Mercury' for 25th July
1892	'Leeds Mercury' for 27th July
1931	The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 02 July 1931

Other newspaper references:

1753 January 9th, The York Courant
Pocklington Fair That Pocklington Horse shew begins this year on the 19th February, Newstyle, and will continue so for the future.

The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 28 April 1923
The Horse and Foal Show has now become the Pocklington Agricultural Show and Athletic Sports, and besides the usual 32 classes for horses, 13 classes for cattle, sheep, and pigs have been added.

Times were changing:

The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 26 June 1930 Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. Image reproduced with kind permission of http://www.thebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

These two references highlight how the show was cancelled after 1931:

The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 02 July 1931 Image © Johnston Press plc. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. Image reproduced with kind permission of http://www.thebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

Hull Daily Mail - Monday 22 February 1932 Image © Local World Limited. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. Image reproduced with kind permission of http://www.thebritishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/