Pontefract in Pictures
An opportunity to see how the town has changed in the last 100 years, and to participate in bringing back your memories of how Pontefract used to be.
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Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Pontefract Civic Society Monthly Talk – World War II Spy from Fryston
Pontefract Masonic Hall 1, Ackworth Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThe Spy from Fryston – The Life and Times of Tommy Drew-Brook
Join Pontefract Civic Society for a fascinating talk by David Smith exploring the extraordinary life of Tommy Drew-Brook, a man from our own local area who went on to become involved in the secret world of wartime intelligence. -
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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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
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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: Friarwood Valley Gardens Liquorice Cultivation
Friarwood Valley Gardens Mayor's Walk, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA walking tour giving the history of liquorice growing in Friarwood Valley Gardens by Dr Colin White.
Pontefract has been synonymous with liquorice, a flowering plant of the bean family, for centuries. -
Knottingley Concert Brass – 50th Anniversary Concert
Pontefract Methodist Church Off Tanshelf Drive, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom2026 marks the 50th anniversary for KCB and this year's Parton's Concert will celebrate this wonderful achievement in full.
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Featherstone Male Voice Choir with Ripon City Band in a joint concert.
St Giles Church Market Place, Pontefract, United KingdomFeatherstone Male Voice Choir will be performing alongside Ripon City Band in a joint concert at St Giles Church, Pontefract.
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Quiz Night – Pontefract Civic Society Social Event
Pontefract Masonic Hall 1, Ackworth Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomCome along to a quiz night at the Pontefract Masonic Hall.
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KLH Events – Artisan Craft Fair
Pontefract Town Centre WF8, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomIn response to popular demand — and in partnership with Wakefield District Markets, with encouragement from Pontefract Civic Society — we’re delighted to bring an Artisan Craft Fair to Pontefract…