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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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"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
Newsletter

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

Hewson family of Ousethorpe
The following photograph was supplied by David Batch.

The photo was taken at Clay Farm, Ousethorpe. From the left is George Hewson, husband of Polly Mary (nee Cullum), Albert Hewson, Albert's wife Annie, Eliza Jemima Cullum 2nd Wife of John Christopher Watson, unknown, unknown, The man touching his head is probably a Hewson brother. The brothers farmed Mill Farm, Clay Farm & Yew Tree Farm.

Family Tree:

Ralf Watson**
Mar. Hanna Towse*
at Yapham Jun 21, 1870

Christopher John Watson
Bp. 13 May 1871 Darlington

   
Ralf Watson
Mary Elizabeth Watson d. 1877
       
John Cullum m.
Mary Towse*
Eliza Gemima Cullum
Bp. 17 May 1870 Pocklington
   
Elizabeth Ella Cullum
died 1898
   
Mary (Polly) Cullum
Polly Mary Cullum m.
? Hewson
Herbert Hewson m.
Gene
Albert Hewson m. Annie
Jack Hewson m.
Lillian

*Hannah Towse & Mary Towse were sisters
** Ralph Watson Died 1878 Age 34 and was Landlord Innkeeper of the Ham and Firkin in 49 Walmgate, York.

Cullum Graffiti
Graffiti close
Interestingly, upon a recent visit to the top of Pocklington Church, I noticed some graffitti carved into the stone by a J. C. Cullum 1928. I wonder if this was the same family?