Pocklington History - W & C Forth

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30th Apr 2025 - William Etty

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10th May 2025 - VE day celebrations

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June/July 2025 - Wilberfoss Walk

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18th Sep 2025 - Pock in 1925

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16th Oct 2025 - Local WW2 Airfields

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

W & C Forth

W & C Forth, 13 Waterloo Square

An old established printing and stationary business started in 1835 by John Forth and taken over by his sons William and Charles Forth. Charles was the printer and William was in the retail shop. John Warcup bought Forth's in 1976, down Deans Lane and moved to Market St. in 1980 until it was sold in 1999.

William Forth stood outside his shop in June 1890, Charles Forth ran the printing side of the business.
William married Frances Fryer in Pocklington in 1845.
(Frances was sister of Edward Fryer the Pocklington clockmaker)

Forth's were in Market Street in the 1980's and 1990's
Picture by Roger Pattison

Today's shop

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