Pontefract Visitor Booklet A5 new 2

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Pontefract Market PlaceWelcome to Pontefract, we hope that the following information willhelp you understand some of the town’s rich heritage, and how this inturn has allowed us to successfully secure funding to help protectand renovate key buildings in the town centre to ensure that futuregenerations can enjoy this amazing link to the past.Extract from:The Present State of Great Britain and Ireland. Published, London 1716.Pontefract, or Pomfret, is a neat Town, that had formerly a strong and stately Castle,which fell by the Civil Wars in the Reign of King Charles I. 'Twas in this Castle RichardII was barbarously murdered, after his Resignation of the Crown to Henry IV hisCousin.1
Extract from:British Curiosities in Art and Nature. Published,London 1721.Pontefract (or Broken Bridge) a Town remarkable:1. For its very pleasant situation2. Neatness of Buildings3. A Stately Castle [and]4. For plenty of LiquorishContents1 Pontefract MarketPlace3 PontefractTownscape HeritageInitiative (THI)6 HistoryPontefract Town Centre is a real gem, agreat mix of buildings all within a verysmall area, dating from medieval timesthrough to the late 20th Century. Somebuildings sit harmoniously with theirneighbours whilst others show the realcontrast of building materials and styles-It is indeed a neat town in a pleasantsituation.9 Architectural Value11 Looking around......Town Centre Map14 How to get toPontefract2
Page 1: Welcome toPontefractPontefract Town
Page 5 and 6: How will it work?The THI is a grant
Page 7 and 8: HistoryPontefract's heyday was the
Page 9 and 10: Pontefract RacecourseThe Great Nort
Page 11 and 12: Many of the yards leading off from
Page 13 and 14: CarParkLibraryMuseum5Market HallSt
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