Talk : Women at War – the munition workers in WWI
Local historian Eric Jackson relates the story of the National Shell Filling Factory Number 1, better known as Barnbow, especially the women that worked there and the explosion of 1916.
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Pontefract Town Hall 3 Bridge Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Tour: Pontefract Town Hall & Assembly Rooms
Pontefract Town Hall 3 Bridge Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA Grade II listed 18th century town hall built in 1785 by Bernard Hartley with the added Victorian Assembly Rooms from 1882. Join Pontefract Civic Society for a guided tour of the Town Hall including the Assembly Rooms, Nelson Room, and perhaps a few more nooks & crannies.
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Tour – Ackworth School
Ackworth School Pontefract Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, West YorkshireAn external tour of school buildings/grounds with the school archivist, with an additional Q&A session and a chance to view items from the archives.
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Pontefract Park Walk through the Ages
Pontefract Park Park Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomPontefract Park Walk - a guided walk, by Pontefract Civic Society, with information about its WWI & WWII connections, the history of the park and reference to nature in the park.
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Darrington Farming Walk
The Spread at Darrington Estcourt Road, Darrington, West Yorkshire,, United KingdomThe theme of the walk is to describe how Darrington has changed over the last 70 years, especially with regard to farming.
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Walk: Pontefract, People & Plaques
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA walk from Pontefract Castle exploring the people who have served Pontefract.
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The Hidden Lives of Elizabeth & Joe Love: A special exhibition
The Elizabeth Love Museum 6 Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThis new exhibition will be available for the first time on Wednesday 16th September in as part of a tour with commentary. This will focus on our benefactors and what they were like.
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Talk: A History of the Medieval Hermitage of Pontefract
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA talk on the history of the Hermitage and Oratory in Pontefract.
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WYAS Rosse Telescope and Observatory
The Rosse Observatory Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomWest Yorkshire Astronomical Society will give a short talk about the Rosse Telescope, followed by a look around the observatory.
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Walk: Pontefract’s Liquorice Heritage
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomExplore the important and wonderful world of liquorice and its history in Pontefract delivered as a guided tour