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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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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All Saints Parish Church, Pontefract open Day and Double Helix Staircase Tower Tours
All Saints Parish Church South Baileygate, Pontefract, West YorkshireChurch Open Day to see our wonderful and Ancient Parish Church
All Day Tours of our Double Helix Tower Staircase - Just turn up and join the next tour. -
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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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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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