Site Index for the town of Pontefract in Yorkshire

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Pontefract Website Index

This is the site index for the market town of Pontefract, located in West Yorkshire and one of the Five Towns of the Wakefield District. To help you navigate through the site and find information quickly and easily, this page will be updated regularly to include all the information contained throughout the Pontefract website with relevant links to each article.
From the origins of history dating back to the construction of Pontefract Castle to the present day preservation of our historical heritage within Pontefract Museum, this web site will encompass all aspects of life in Pontefract.

PRESS RELEASES FROM THE WAKEFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL
ATTRACTIONS
- PONTEFRACT CASTLE
- PONTEFRACT MUSEUM
LETTERS PAGE
- Carleton Children's Home Pontefract 1950s - Kath Hargreaves
- May Procession at Pontefract Buttercross - Jennie Robert
- July 2006 Digest Magazines Stolen - Webmaster
- The Digest - A Wonderful Magazine - Eveline Fothergill
- Mines Rescue Team - Brenda Grace
- First Holy Communion - David Knapman
- Pontefract War Memorial - Michael Wadsworth
- Pontefract War Memorial - Sean Carter
- Pontefract Football - Rod Naylor
- A State of Euphoric Reminiscence - Jean Walker
- What a Wonderful Magazine - Richard Moseley
- New Site Search Available - Webmaster
- St. Joseph's School, Pontefract - Jason Lavine
- What do you think of the Pontefract web site? - Webmaster
- Pontefract Rovers Football Team - Neil Jarvis
- West End Theatre in Pontefract... well almost - Maurice Haigh
- The Digest Web Journal - Webmaster
- Pontefract Community Centre - Bob Battye
- Pontefract Community Centre Under 18 Football - Bob Battye
- Monkhill Station Remembered - Mr.J.C. Smith
- Pontefract Globe Trotter - Chris Wooffenden
- A Wartime Meeting - Lee Hebblethwaite
- Monkhill Railway Station - Anne Webster
- Bubwith House Farm - Marcia Wakefield
- Zeppelin Raid on Pontefract - M Costello
- Memories of Pontefract Cinemas - Carol Bingham
- The Cranky Pin - Dave Barry
- Monkhill Railway Station - Mrs Briggs
- Chequerfield Hospital - R. Roebuck
- Growing Up in Grove Town - Virginia Asquith
- Fruit and Veg Business Willow Park - David Millett
- Pontefract Pub Crawl - The Inns of Pontefract - J.D. Smith
- Steam train photographs were superb - Jason
- Who remembers the Cranky Pin? - Ted Brook
- Mystery of the Female Cyclist - Mrs J. Norcliffe
- Crescent Cinema, Star Cinema Group - Norman Blackburn
- Holmes Family Photographers - John Holmes
- Pontefract Hospice Garden Party - John Holmes
- Pontefract Flying Club - Ted Brook
- Heart-wrenching story of the First World War - Shirley Murphy
- Many Happy Memories - D. Illing
- Northgate Senior Boys School 1951 - Edward P. Jewitt
- I Was The Female Cyclist - Sheila Richards
- A Trip Down Memory Lane - Beatrice Thorpe
- Pontefract Lioness Club - Jeannette Morgan
- Nevison Leap, Pontefract - Mrs P. Lawrence
- Pontefract Surgeon and Dentist - Sue Gilson
- Maypole Yard - Beatrice Thorpe
- Christmas Cavalcade - Marian Roberts
- Pleasant Surprise - Mike Wiltshire
- Thanks For Publishing Your Site - Alan and Ondrea Brook
- Newspaper Deliveries - Jim Hardcastle
- Prisoner of War in Italy - Barbara Lawson
LOCAL HISTORY
- John Poulson and Pontefract - Dave Barry
- Disaster at Darrington 18th Sept 1943 - Brian Lunn
- A Lark Rising - David Loynes
- Pontefract King's School Song - Peter Cookson
- Pontefract King's School Song - Words by Frank Forrest
- Destruction at Darrington September 1943
- Pontefract King's School Magazine 1922
- Willow Park Dog Track - Terry Spencer
- Pontefract Municipal Offices Opening - Pontefract Advertiser 6th August 1932
- Pontefract Floods 1932 - Pontefract Advertiser 28th May 1932
- The New King's School Opening Ceremony - Pontefract Advertiser 1932
- The New King's School - Summary of History - Pontefract Advertiser 1932
- Monkhill Boys Lost in Sand Quarries - Pontefract Advertiser 1923
- Big Fire in Pontefract - 26th May 1923
- Destructive Conflagration in Pontefract - 6th November 1920
- Pontefract Garage Completely Gutted - Pontefract Advertiser 1923
- Unveiling of Pontefract War Memorial - Pontefract Advertiser 1923
- Pontefract Colleries Football Club - Rod Naylor
- Darrington Hotel - Origin and Early History - Terry Spencer
- Pontefract born Artist David Gluck
- When Charles The First Was King - Roger Ellis
- Mayors of Pontefract 1874-1973 - John O.E. Holmes
- Pontefract Mayors - Electoral System - John O.E. Holmes
- The Dead Man's Penny - David T. Loynes
- In Memory of Matthew George Killingbeck
- Pontefract Sessions House - Eric Jackson
- Pontefract Branch RAFA - Mr. Clee & Mr. Robinson
- Private Arthur Houlder 30980 - David T. Loynes
- A Very Gallant Gentleman: Capt Percy Bentley - Terry Spencer
- The Barnbow Lasses - Eric Jackson
- Normanton, Castleford & Pontefract Tramway - Peter Cookson
- From Boys to Men In First Aid Skills - John Hargrave
- Reports from the Courts - Eric Jackson
- A Pontefract Battalion - Eric Jackson
- Names of the Fallen in the Great War - Eric Jackson
- Carleton Community Centre Pontefract
- The Bombing of Pontefract 1942 - Frank Holmes
- The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract Pt.4 - Oliver Walker
- Pontefract Forgotten Man - T. J. Sides - Pt.1 - Terry Spencer
- Pontefract Forgotten Man - T. J. Sides - Pt.2 - Terry Spencer
- The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract Pt.3 - Oliver Walker
- Pontefract Castle from the writings of Richard Holmes
  - Foreword
  - Pontefract Castle - Short History
  - The Norman Conquest
  - A Clean Sweep
  - Two Drawbridges
  - Porters Lodge
  - The Round Tower
  - A Dark and Dismal Dungeon
  - The Walls and its Towers
  - The Kitchens and Stables
  - The Chapel in the Castle
  - Pontefract Castle in its Prime
- The Night the Zeppelins Bombed Pontefract - Ted Brook
- Pontefract Cinema's and Theatre - Norman Blackburn
- Bradburn's Ice Cream Business - Stan Briggs
- The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract Pt.2 - Oliver Walker
- Pontefract Mill Hill Sand Tunnels - John Holmes
- The Prince of Wales Hospice in Pontefract Pt.1 - Oliver Walker
- A Famous Death in the Town Hall
- Gilbert Gingell Awarded B.E.M. 1943 - Maurice Haigh
- Pontefract Brochure for the 500th Mayoral Year in 1970 - Page One
- Pontefract Brochure for the 500th Mayoral Year in 1970 - Page Two
- Milestone Memories - Eric Houlder
- Priming the Town Pump - Terry Spencer
- Pontefract Elections - John O.E. Holmes
- Pontefract and its Manors Pt. 2 - The New Hall - John O.E. Holmes
- Pontefract and its Manors Pt.1 - John O.E. Holmes
- Hope and Anchor Inn, Pontefract - Terry Spencer
- Pontefract Carnegie Free Library
- Pontefract Castle described in 1832
- Origins and History of Pontefract Buttercross
- Search for the Broken Bridge - Eric Houlder
- Domesday Pontefract - Eric Houlder
PHOTO GALLERIES
MEMORIES OF PONTEFRACT
- Growing up in Baghill - Jack Downing
- Memories of the 1930s - William Wood
- Recollections of Pontefract - Marguerite Boughton
- Growing Up In Grovetown Part Five - Ken Fox
- William - A Constant Companion (Short Story) - Jean Norfolk
- Micklegate Young People in the 1950s - Richard Moseley
- Pontefract Senior Boys School and Beyond - William Wood
- Roots of History - with Tom Shay Dixon
- Memories of Pontefract - John B. Ashworth O.B.E.
- Growing Up In Grovetown Part Four - Ken Fox
- Schooldays at Love Lane 1939-1944 - Marian Denton Roberts
- Memories of Old Church, Pontefract, 1929-1939 - K. Atkinson
- Musical Memories of Pontefract - Margaret Oates
- Growing Up In Grovetown Part Three - Ken Fox
- Recollections of Pontefract - Ken Briggs
- Pontefract Girls High School 1950s - Christine Rhodes
- Memories of Pontefract Workhouse - Mrs A. Milner
- Tribute to Gillian Lesley Askew - Jean Norfolk
- Kathleen Haigh Remembered - Margaret Penny
- Growing up in Star Yard - Doreen Gibson
- Memorable Moments at Carleton Homes Part Two - Stan Briggs
- Memories of the War Years - William Wood
- Wartime Experiences of William Hill - William Hill
- Memorable Moments at Carleton Homes Part One - Stan Briggs
- Wartime Schooldays in Pontefract - Miss S. Richards
- Pontefract Market Place Youth Club - Bob Marshall
- Market Place Youth Club - Cliff and May Booth
- Growing up in Grovetown Part Two - Ken Fox
- Memories that Never Fade - Old Friends - Kathleen S. Fairburn
- Memories that Never Fade - Home - Kathleen S. Fairburn
- Growing up in Grovetown - Ken Fox
- Finkle Street and Northgate, Pontefract - Marjorie Fairburn
- Roller Skating at Pontefract Barracks - Mrs J. Taylor
- Reunion With Poles Who Helped Wartime Escape
- From Cadets to Recruits - Mr. H.M. Livett
- Early Impressions of Pontefract - Sheila Richards
- Notes on the First World War - Cynthia Wake
- Martin's Story - Delna Evans
- Memories of Pontefract - Anne Rhodes
- Fighting Spirit - Jim Tomlin
- St. Joseph's - An Unusual School - Dave Barry
- Memories of Pontefract - Mary Tyler
- Growing up in Grovetown, Pontefract - Ken Fox
- A Lad From The Booths - John Booth
- Prince of Wales Terrace Recalled - Doreen Gregory
- A Boy in Burma Part Two - Colonel Charles G. Delany
- A Boy in Burma Part One - Colonel Charles G. Delany
- A Pontefract Families Amazing Military Journey - C.G. Delany
- Childhood Memories - Cynthia Dickson
- More Memories of Prince of Wales Terrace - Cynthia Smith
- Memories of Prince of Wales Terrace - Janice Bridgett
- All in a Days Work - Liquorice - Emily Money
- All in a Days Work - Building - Don Lodge
- All in a Days Work - Skinyards - Zacharia Crashley
- Bedpan Days Part Two - Winifred Bacon
- Wartime Memories - Face to Face With A Guerilla Pt.2 - J. Green
- Wartime Memories - Face to Face With A Guerilla Pt.1 - J. Green
- Positive Thinking - Unleashing the Potential of Your Mind
- Bedpan Days Part One - Winifred Bacon
- A Seam of Memories and Pride - David Robson
- Prospect Farm - How Things Have Changed - Marion Tomlin
- Leo Robson - Pontefract Surgeon and Dentist - David Robson
- One Man in His Time - A Short Autobiography - Frank Holmes
- Recollections of Pontefract Part Three - Frank Holmes
- Tanshelf and its People - Kathleen Haigh
- The Wartime Memories of Frank Fletcher
- Recollections of Pontefract Part Two - Frank Holmes
- M.L. Jennings, Ropergate - Recalled by Jean Norfolk
- Pontefract Memories - Gwen Ullman
- Recollections of Pontefract Part One - Frank Holmes
- More Memories of Pontefract - Maurice Haigh
- Memories of Tanshelf - Maureen Holt
- 2352 Sapper Frank H.W. Holmes - Frank Holmes
- Cabbage Cutters - Raymond Brook
- Fond Memories of Tanshelf - Janette Birch
- In a Nutshell 1922-1940 Pt.2 - Charles Ellis
- In a Nutshell 1922-1940 Pt.1 - Charles Ellis
- Tanshelf; A Bygone Community - Maurice Haigh
- Memories of Holmes Printers, Gillygate - Jean Norfolk
YEARS IN FOCUS
PONTEFRACT GENEALOGY
- MY SEARCH FOR CECIL BARTON - WENDY McCOIST
- TRAGIC DEATH OF JACOB WOOLLEY - TRACY HALKYARD
- WEAVING, MINING, RIOTING - PAUL SENIOR
- FAMILY HISTORY MESSAGE BOARD
  - TRAVIS | MAUDE - Sue Marsom
  - MARSHALL - Christopher Marshall
  - GUMMERSON - Carol Bradley
  - RHODES - Barbra Hickman
  - HALL - Alison Church Bird
  - WARD - Martin Swain
  - RHODES - Barbara Hickman
  - CAWOOD / ROBERTS - Allison Hallam
  - STAINBURN - Geraldine
  - TATE - Kevin Tate
  - JACKSON - Janet Edwards
  - Leighton / Pockett - Fay Gould
  - Samuel BROOK - Alan Brook
  - Robert Briggs WALKER - James Crabtree
  - Oliver WILSON / Thomas CORNWELL - John Reilly
  - Falkingham Family history - Hetty Coleman
  - Researching My Family History - Ann Zeh
  - BOTTOMLEY - Val
  - HORNER - Sue Pinchen
  - SMITH - Dave Smith
  - HOBMAN - Ronald Hobman
  - BASFORD / BLACKBURN - Margaret Greenhow
  - PONSONBY - Maureen