Pocklington History - Remembering Old Shops

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> Old Shops part 2

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20th Mar 2025 - Early Cinema

Gallery

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

Publications

	Woldgate History "A History of Woldgate School" * 60 pages * Fully illustrated * Only £5.00
	Exploring Pocklington's Past * Peter Halkon * Summary of Pocklington Archaeology * Only £5.00
	Heritage Trail "A Pock History & Heritage Trail" * 2nd edition * 27 pages * Old photos * Only £4.99
	Old Pock "People and Places of Old Pocklington" * 40 pages * Old photos * Only £5.99
	WW1 Book "Adieu to dear old Pock" * ww1 diary * 53 profiles * Local News * 299 soldiers * 246 pages
	PDLHG Newsletters #1 Oct 2020 #2 Dec 2020 #3 May 2021

Pocklington old shops remembered

This list has been compiled by Pete Nelson following his post on Facebook Pocklington Community Page on 6th November 2018. It generated many memories from Pocklington people of old shops in the town and their remembered shops are recorded here.

Unit	Location

Ainsty's (Builders' Merchants)	Union Street
Alec Ward (Newsagent)	Market Place
Allison's (Garage)	Railway Street
Amethyst Gifts	Market Place
B and K (Clothing)	Market Place
Barlow's Chemist	Market Place
Ben Jarvis (Cobbler)	Pavement
Bendall's (Bookmaker)	Church Lane
Betty Barr (Sweet shop)	Kirkland Street/Victoria Road
Bill Jowitt Scrap Yard	Cemetery Lane
Bill Ward's garage	Kilnwick Road
Booze Busters (Off licence)	Market Street
Bread Basket	Pavement
Brian Beal (Flower and veg shop)	Clark's Lane
Broughton Butchers	Market Street
Bruce's (Hair stylist)	Clark's Lane
Buck Inn (Public House)	Market Place
Burgess (Agricultural machinery) / Kay and Backhouse	New Street
Canning Factory(Name?)	New Street
Carnavalle Fashions	Market Place
Carousel Café	Market Street
Charlie King (Shoemaker)	Market Place
China World	Clark's Lane
Church Hall (Meeting Place)	Kirkland Street
Clark's (Shoe shop)	Market Place
Clowe's Wood Yard	Cemetery Lane
Coal Yard	Railway Station yard
Colin Dyson (Jeweller)	Market Place
Cookson's (Fish shop)	Market Place
Corner Café	Railway Street
Country Flair	Market Place
Daphne Eastoe (Fabrics)	Market Street
Dennis Haas/Ken Hotham (Greengrocer)	George Street
Denis Moor (Electrical)	Market Street
Derwent Studio (Photographer)	Market Place
Dolly Tub (Launderette)	Regent Street
Donkin's 'Little Paint Shop' (Wallpaper/Signwriter shop)	Pavement
Dr Fairweather (GP)	West Green
Dr Isherwood (GP)	Regent Street
Drake's (Fish Shop)	Chapmangate
Egg packers	Market Place
Eric Buttle (Hardware store)	Market Street
Etherington's (Hardware)	Market Place
Fire Station	George Street
Floribunda (Flowers)	Market Place
Floyd's (Clothing)	Regent Street
Fox and Figg's (Garage)	Barmby Road
Frank Southcoat (Hardware store)	Market Place
Fred Lee (Tobacconist)	Market Place
Fussey's (Shoe shop)	Market Place
Gas Works	Cemetary Lane
George Todd's (General provisions)	Pavement
Giles Butcher	Market Place
Giles chicken slaughter house	Target Lane
Gilson (Jeweller)	Market Place
Gilson's (Butcher)	Market Place
GH Fowler (Haberdashery)	Market Place
Greatorex's (General provisions)	Union/Market Street corner
Harold Keye (Gents' Hairdresser)	Union Street
Harrison (Fruit shop)	Market Place
Ice Box (Frozen food)	Pavement
Jack Buttle (Bike Shop)	Union Street
Jack Eastwood (Gents' outfitters)	Market Place
Jack Huck (Rat Catcher)	Chapmangate
Jackson's Dairy	New Street
Jackson's Supermarket	George Street
Jasper's Folly (Café and Fish Shop) & Bayernstubl German Restaurant	Market Place and Railway Street
JE Fielder (Funeral Directory)	George Street
Joe Rotherham (Marble products)	New Street
Joe Wilkinson (Garage)	Barmby Road
John Berry (School of Dancing)	Union Street
Kay & Backhouse	New Street
Fred Kirk	Railway Street
Lambert's (Butcher)	Market Place
Leo's (Clothing)	Regent Street
Loft's (Electric appliances)	Regent Street and George Street
Loft's/Fanthorpe's (Electric shop)	George Street
Massey's (Garage)	George Street
Meynell's (General provisions)	Market Place
Michael Colbeck (Gents' Outfitters)	Market Place
Miss Tinson (Sweet shop)	George Street
Mr Humble (Ice cream maker)	Union Street
Mr Manners (Cabinet Maker/Furniture shop)	Union Street
Mrs Gelder (Lady's fashion)	Market Place
Myers' (General provisions)	George Street
Naden's (General provisions)	Market Place
Neville Robinson (Electrical)	Buck Precinct
Norman Gledhill (General provisions)	Chapmangate
Overton H Wallis (Commissioner for Oaths)	Market Place
Paraphernalia (Second hand shop)	Market Place
Peggy Lamb (Sweet shop)	Railway Street
Petroleum (Clothing)	Market Street
Pinder (Hairdresser)	Market Place
Pop Robson (All sorts)	Market Place
Poplars (Workhouse)	Burnby Lane
Proctors (General provisions)	Market Place
Radio Relay	Market Place
Rascal's (Kids' Clothing)	Regent Street
Raymond Tinson (Gents' Hairdresser)	Union Street
Reg Bond (Garage)	New Street
Rose and Raymond Riley	Railway Street
Rowley (Wool Shop)	Chapmangate
Rowley's factory (Fashion machinists)	London Street
Royal Oak (Pub)	George Street
Scaife Stationers	Market Place
Seller's (Joiners) and hall	Kirkland Street
Septimus and Ben Fowler (Haberdasher)	Market Place
Shepherd's (Chemist)	West Green
Sheriff's (Genreal Provisions)	Dean's Lane
Shirley Anne (Dress shop)	Market Street
Skinner (Confectioner)	Market Place
Smith's (Hairdresser)/Globe Travel (Travel Agent)	Market Place
Soames' (Shoe shop)	Market Place
Station Garage	The Balk
Stan Hepworth (Fish shop)	Regent Street
Star Supplies (General Provisions)	Market Place
Stathers (Haberdashery)	?
Stead and Simpson	Market Place
Steel Builders (Builders)	George Street
Steels Grocers	Market Place
Stephenson (Fruit shop)	Market Place
Stericker's (Fish shop)	Railway Street
Strides (Clothing)	Market Street
Stubbins (toy and sweet shop)	Railway Street
Stubbs' (Butcher)	Dean's Lane
Sundora	Burnby Lane
Sweet Dreams (Ladies' clothing)	Pavement
Tennyson's (Underwear etc.)	Union Street
Tinson's Builders	Brass Castle Hill
Tom Harris (Stationers)	Market Place
Tufty Club/G.F.S. (Girls' Friendly Society)	Chapmangate
Valda Leek (Wool shop)	Market Street
Vause (Butcher)	Pavement
W & C Forth (Printers and stationers)	Waterloo Square & Market St.
Walter Willson (General prov)	Market Place
Wesleyan Chapel	Union Street
Wilton Tea Rooms	Market Street
Wood's (Chemist)	Market Place
Woods/Moss (Chemist)	Chapmangate
Wright's Butchers/Jackson's supermarket	Market Place
Zerny's/Johnson's (Dry Cleaners)	Market Place
Zillertal (Dance Hall)	New Street