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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

W & C Forth

W & C Forth, 13 Waterloo Square

An old established printing and stationary business started in 1835 by John Forth and taken over by his sons William and Charles Forth. Charles was the printer and William was in the retail shop. John Warcup bought Forth's in 1976, down Deans Lane and moved to Market St. in 1980 until it was sold in 1999.

John Forth Printing
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William Forth 1890
William Forth stood outside his shop in June 1890, Charles Forth ran the printing side of the business.
William married Frances Fryer in Pocklington in 1845.
(Frances was sister of Edward Fryer the Pocklington clockmaker)
 
Forth 1980s

Forth's were in Market Street in the 1980's and 1990's
Picture by Roger Pattison

 
W&C Forth Waterloo Square

Today's shop