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A walk around Pontefract town centre with local historian Eric Jackson, highlighting the history of Pontefract.
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Have you ever walked past Pontefract Dispensary and wondered what stories it hides?
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Ever wondered what happens in a Masonic Lodge? You are cordially invited to discover the history of the Pontefract Lodge through a guided tour and learn about the symbolism and traditions of ancient Freemasonry. |
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Join us on our popular tours of the Pontefract Castle dungeon – free for Heritage Open Days! 
Tour 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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Church Open Day to see our wonderful and Ancient Parish Church
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Join us to launch a new digital interpretation of Pontefract's hermitage and dispensary, including virtual reality and film. Explore a unique heritage site hidden beneath the streets of Pontefract through digital technology and story telling.
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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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A 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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Wakefield Libraries are proud to launch a freely accessible digital edition of the George Fox manuscripts. |
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An 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 - 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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The 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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A walk from Pontefract Castle exploring the people who have served Pontefract. |
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This 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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West Yorkshire Astronomical Society will give a short talk about the Rosse Telescope, followed by a look around the observatory. |
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Explore the important and wonderful world of liquorice and its history in Pontefract delivered as a guided tour
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Based on the Pontefract Museum’s exhibition ‘Picturing Pontefract’, join Paul Cartwright on a meander around the town centre to view just a few of the locations selected by artists to showcase Pontefract’s heritage buildings and their uses over the centuries.
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Join us for a whistle-stop tour through Pontefract castle’s history! |
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Join us on our popular tours of the Pontefract Castle dungeon – free for Heritage Open Days! Join Beccy from Story Trails for an interactive storytelling session. Discover stories about everyday people from Pontefract’s past doing extraordinary things!
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Ever wondered what happens in a Masonic Lodge? You are cordially invited to discover the history of the Pontefract Lodge through a guided tour and learn about the symbolism and traditions of ancient Freemasonry.
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Learn About Pontefract’s Liquorice Past |
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The giant pin-hole camera will be operational in the former summer house/aviary, giving the chance to see live images of the gardens, projected through the pin-hole. A brief outline will be given of liquorice growing in the Valley Gardens.
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A walking tour giving the history of liquorice growing in Friarwood Valley Gardens by Dr Colin White.
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The event will take place on Harropwell Lane, Pontefract, and will look at a project which aimed to help boys who were reluctant to go to school, and another project working with people on probation. |
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