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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.
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Pocklington old shops remembered

This list has been compiled by Pete Nelson following his post on Facebook Pocklington Community Page on 6th November 2018. It generated many memories from Pocklington people of old shops in the townand their remembered shops are recorded here.

Unit Address Now there
Ainsty's (Builders' Merchants) Union Street Behind new properties
Alec Ward (Newsagent) Market Place "Maynews"
Allison's (Garage) Railway Street Pocklington Trading Co to Halifax Estate Agents
Amethyst Gifts Market Place Old Swirlz shop
B and K (Clothing) Market Place ?Grandad's Shed?
Barlow's Chemist Market Place Costa
Ben Jarvis (Cobbler) Pavement
Bendall's (Bookmaker) Church Lane Above Heather's
Betty Barr (Sweet shop) Kirkland Street/Victoria Road Housing
Bill Jowitt Scrap Yard Cemetary Lane Housing
Bill Ward's garage Kilnwick Road Payton Close
Booze Busters (Off licence) Market Street JJs
Bread Basket Pavement Becky McKenzie extension
Brian Beal (Flower and veg shop) Clark's Lane ?
Bruce's (Hair stylist) Clark's Lane Bike shop
Buck Inn (Public House) Market Place ?
Burgess (Agricultural machinery) New Street Donson Court
Canning Factory (Name?) New Street Was Kandy's Gym - now housing
Carousel Café Market Street Bella Vita
Charlie King (Shoemaker) Market Place Corner behind Barclay's Bank
China World Clark's Lane Heather's
Church Hall (Meeting Place) Kirkland Street Flats
Clark's (Shoe shop) Market Place ?
Clowe's Wood Yard Cemetary Lane Housing
Coal Yard Railway Station yard Stewart Court
Colin Dyson (Jeweller) Market Place Sue Ryder charity shop
Cookson's (Fish shop) Market Place Forth's Stationers
Corner Café Railway Street Frank's Kebabs
Country Flair Market Place Old Swirlz shop
Daphne Eastoe (Fabrics) Market Street
Dennis Haas/Ken Hotham (Greengrocer) George Street Hairdresser?
Dennis Moor (Electical) Market Street ?
Derwent Studio (Photographer) Market Place Old Swirlz shop
Dolly Tub (Launderette) Regent Street Housing
Donkin's (Wallpapaer shop) Pavement Adore
Dr Fairweather (GP) West Green Faircote House, Pocklington School
Dr Isherwood (GP) Regent Street Housing
Drake's (Fish Shop) Chapmangate Flats (corner with Pem Lane)
Egg packers Market Place Behind Laverack's butchers
Eric Buttle (Hardware store) Market Street Ken Falkingham
Etherington's (Hardware) Market Place Barnardo's
Fire Station George Street Health Centre
Floribunda (Flowers) Market Place ?
Floyd's (Clothing) Regent Street ?
Fox and Figg's (Garage) Barmby Road Corner Garage
Frank Southcoat (Hardware store) Market Place Midland Bank
Fred Lee (Tobacconist) Market Place U.S.A. Nail bar
Fussey's (Shoe shop) Market Place ?
Gas Works Cemetary Lane Sainsbury's car park
George Todd's (General provisions) Pavement 6 The Pavement
Giles Butcher Market Place Burton's
Giles chicken slaughter house Target Lane Housing
Gilson (Jeweller) Market Place ?
Gilson's (Butcher) Market Place Clubley's
Greatorex's (General provisions) Union/Market Street corner Creation Hair Stylists
Harold Keye (Gents' Hairdresser) Union Street Toddy's Bar
Harrison (Fruit shop) Market Place Sweet Move
Ice Box (Frozen food) Pavement
Jack Buttle (Bike Shop) Union Street Toddy's Bar
Jack Eastwood (Gents' outfitters Market Place Hairdresser
Jack Hook (Rat Catcher) Chapmangate Flats on corner with The Mile
Jackson's Dairy New Street Willow Court
Jasper's Folly (Café and Fish Shop Market Place and Railway Street Judson's
Joe Rotherham (Marble products) New Street Unused
Joe Wilkinson (Garage) Barmby Road Bellerby Way
John Berry (School of Dancing) Union Street Behind Toddy's Bar
Lambert's (Butcher) Market Place Burton's
Leo's (Clothing) Regent Street  ?
Loft's (Electric appliances) Regent Street and George Street Flats
Loft's/Fanthorpe's (Electric shop) George Street
Massey's (Garage) George Street Large Co-op Store/ Housing
Meynell's (General provisions) Market Place New Swirlz shop
Michael Colbeck (Gents' Outfitters Market Place Footloose
Miss Tinson (Sweet shop) George Street Housing
Mr Humble (Ice cream maker) Union Street Housing
Mr Manners (Cabinet Maker/Furniture shop) Union Street Pocklington Carpets
Mrs Gelder (Lady's fashion) Market Place Coffee Bean?
Myers' (General provisions) George Street Housing
Naden's (General provisions) Market Place Nationwide Building Society
Neville Robinson (Electrical) Buck Precinct Housing
Norman Gledhill (General provisions) Chapmangate Housing
Overton H Wallis (Commissioner for Oaths) Market Place Clubley's
Paraphernalia (Second hand shop) Market Place Sue Ryder charity shop
Peggy Lamb (Sweet shop) Railway Street
Petroleum (Clothing) Market Street Creation Hair Stylists
Pinder (Hairdresser) Market Place Maynews
Pop Robson (All sorts) Market Place Corner behind White Goose
Poplars (Workhouse) Burnby Lane Wold Haven
Proctors (General provisions) Market Place
Radio Relay Market Place Sonali
Rascal's (Kids' Clothing) Regent Street
Raymond Tinson (Gents' Haridresser) Union Street Cheryl's
Reg Bond (Garage) New Street Black Bull yard
Rose and Raymond Riley Railway Street Indian restaurant
Rowley (Wool Shop) Chapmangate Flats
Rowley's factory (Fashion machinists London Street Housing
Royal Oak (Pub) George Street ?
Sam Drewery's Iron Foundry Hallgate Housing
Seller's (Joiners) and hall Kirkland Street Brindlegate
Septimus and Ben Fowler (Haberdasher) Market Place Lloyds Bank
Shepherd's (Chemist) West Green Chinese Restarurant(s)
Sheriff's (Genreal Provisions) Dean's Lane Housing
Shirley's (Dress shop) Market Street ?
Smith's (Hairdresser)/Globe Travel (Travel Agent) Market Place ?
Soames' (Shoe shop) Market Place
Stan Hepworth (Fish shop) Regent Street Housing
Star Supplies (General Provisions) Market Place Clubley's
Stathers (Haberdashery) ? ?
Stead and Simpson Market Place Dress shop corner near Danby's
Steel Builders (Builders) George Street Elite Bathrooms
Stephenson (Fruit shop) Market Place Corner Market Place and Railway Street
Stericker's (Fish shop) Railway Street Fish shop
Strides (Clothing) Market Street Bags of Style
Stubbins (toy and sweet shop) Railway Street Oxfam
Stubbs' (Butcher) Dean's Lane Housing
Sundora Burnby Lane Derek Vyvien Close
Sweet Dreams (Ladies' clothing) Pavement Becky McKenzie extension
Tennyson's (Underwear etc.) Union Street Pocklington Carpets
Tinson's Builders Brass Castle Hill ?
Tom Harris (Stationers) Market Place Danby's
Tufty Club/G.F.S. (Girls' Friendly Society) Chapmangate Above 40 Chapmangate
Valda Leek (Wool shop) Market Street Done Bookmakers
Vause (Butcher) Pavement Ex Becky McKenzie extension
Walter Wilson (General prov) Market Place Footloose
Wesleyan Chapel Union Street Housing
Wilton Tea Rooms Market Street Bathroom shop
Wood's (Chemist) Market Place Brown's greengrocer's
Woods/Moss (Chemist) Chapmangate Empty
Wright's Butchers/Jackson's supermarket Market Place Boots Chemist
Zerny's/Johnson's (Dry Cleaners) Market Place Gents' Hairdresser?
Zillertal (Dance Hall) New Street Housing