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  15th Jan 2026 - Ag Revolution

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  19th Feb 2026 - Photo Detective

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  16th Apr 2026 - AGM and talk

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  18th Jun 2026 - BW Walk and Talk

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
Bills Book Bill's Book

* Peter Halkon
* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 83 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £10.00
Pocklington at war Pocklington at War

* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 62 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £8.00
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
llp Ladies book

"Ladies Predominating"

  * Biographies
  * Old photos
  * Only £2
Newsletter

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

Pocklington Horticultural show
This photograph was kindly supplied by John Eastwood. He thinks it was outside a tent at the Pocklington Horticultural show (1920's?) on West Green. Please contact me if you recognise any faces

Horticultural show

Back Row (Left to right): Possibly Thomas Wadsworth of Bishop Wilton,?,?,?, Mrs Edith Tinson (née Ogle) Herbert Tinson’s wife, Mrs. Bissitt, ?, George Bissitt, William Suggitt, ?, Mr Straughan (of Barmby Road railway crossing)

Front Row including boy (Left to right): ?,?,?,?,Herbert Tinson, the boy is William Suggitt's son

Pocklington Flower show committee

Pocklington Flower Show Committee

Photograph kindly supplied by Martin Robinson, who said the names were on the back of the photograph

Left to Right: John Robson, Herbert Tinson, William Suggitt with Suggitt junior, Harry Hotham, Mr. Bolton*, Tom Scaife and Mr. Loval.

John Robson died in Dec 1921 age 84

* Identified as Mr. A. Boulton by his grandson Paul Boulton