Talk – Pontefract Racecourse
Approx 1 hour talk in the Paddock Dining Room, and then approx 1 hour walk round. The talk does deal with how the sport of horse racing has evolved and working lives
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Pontefract Racecourse - Paddock room Park, Park Road, ,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Talk: Pontefract hermitage and dispensary
Pontefract Museum 5 Salter Row, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomHave you ever walked past Pontefract Dispensary and wondered what stories it hides?
Join the creative team behind ‘The Dispensary and Hermitage: Celebrating Pontefract’s Unique Heritage’ for a fascinating talk and insight into this digital interpretation project. -
Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tours
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin us on our popular tours of the Pontefract Castle dungeon – free for Heritage Open Days!
Take a tour of the Pontefract Castle dungeon
Soak in the atmosphere of this eerie underground space. Discover the many uses of the dungeon. See where English Civil War prisoners left to languish scratched their names into the rock. -
Tour- Archbishop Holgate Hospital – legacy almshouses
Archbishop Holgate Hospital Robin Lane, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomTour of Holgate Hospital and Almshouses includes an opening talk in Ebor Hall about the history of Robert Holgate and his legacy.
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Talk : Women at War – the munition workers in WWI
Pontefract Town Hall 3 Bridge Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomLocal 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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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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Pontefract’s George Fox Manuscripts Live Online Launch
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomWakefield Libraries are proud to launch a freely accessible digital edition of the George Fox manuscripts.
The fox manuscripts chart a unique handwritten and illustrated journey through the history of Pontefract by one of 19th century Pontefract’s most passionate local historians. -
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.