Pontefract
Pontefract is a town in West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the City of Wakefield. It has about 28,000 people. It is famous for its Liquorice flavoured Pontefract cakes.
Pontefract Media
An almost deserted Market Place, Pontefract, West Yorkshire during the COVID-19 pandemic. Taken on the afternoon of Saturday the 23rd of May 2020.
Painting of Pontefract Castle in the early 17th century by Alexander Keirincx
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The new church within the old. After All Saints' Church was damaged during the civil war a new one was built within.
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Pontefract Town Hall, now used as a registry office
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Haribo Sweets Factory - Sessions House Yard
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Pontefract Fire station
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Luke Williams House. The Horsefair flats were designed by John Poulson and dominate the skyline in the east of the town
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Opening in 1975, Pontefract Library is one of the last buildings to have been designed by Pontefract architect John Poulson.
