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Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

19th Century Crime in the newspapers
The following are taken from various newspaper reports in the nineteenth century.
Market Place Whipping in Pocklington
The Hull Packet, July 22nd 1800
Hull Packet 1809
James Wilson escapes from the Pocklington constable.
Hull Packet 26th December 1809
Meltonby Assault

Assault on Thomas Hodge at Meltonby.
From the London & Sporting Chronicle 19th December 1852

Amusing entry
Above article an amusing entry from the Leeds Mercury of 28th February 1877
Flogging
Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 31 July 1901
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