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| Upcoming local history events in the Pocklington area. |
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The Use of Mapping to explain Pocklington’s Past +AGM |
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The Use of Mapping to explain Pocklington’s Past + AGM - Chris Bond
In the digital age Geographic Information Systems provide new methods and opportunities for explaining our history. Customised maps employing data from local Victorian Ordnance Survey maps, Lidar scans using laser technology to create 3D models of the earth’s surface, and the Geological Survey of Britain will be used to illustrate some key issues from Pocklington’s rich history. Fortunately we can use open source QGIS software and data that has recently been made freely available to the public by government agencies to support our research. The History Group's AGM with take place prior to this talk and usually only takes around 20 mins.
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At the Court House in George Street and will commence at 7.30pm. Admission fee is £3.
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Revealing the Pocklington Shield |
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Revealing the Pocklington Shield
On Friday 28 March, Pocklington District Heritage Trust is unveiling a new, stunning reproduction of the Pocklington Shield alongside its 2,500 year-old original, described by experts as: "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium."
The two shields will be accompanied by talks and presentations in Burnby Hall community hall by the reproduction's creator, Roland Williamson, and Iron Age expert Mel Giles.
The event marks a major
step forward in the heritage trust's efforts to create a 'Chariots, Swords & Shields' museum exhibition space in Major Stewart's drawing room within Burnby Hall. The trust is working with Pocklington Town Council on the hall project, and the draft architect's plans will be on show on the evening, along with a selection of notable items from the trust's growing collection of ancient local artefacts and its UK SPF supported 'Travelling Museum' display.
Gloucestershire-based Roland Williamson is the country's foremost maker of historic replicas, with decades experience of producing artefacts for regional and national museums, including the British Museum. He was delighted to take on the unique challenge of examining the iconic Pocklington Shield remains, and using traditional contemporary techniques constructing a full-scale wood and bronze copy of how the original would have been in its heyday.
Melanie Giles, Professor of European Prehistory at Manchester University, is a leading Iron Age authority who has a particular interest in the Arras Culture of the Yorkshire Wolds.
The event is in Burnby Hall's community hall from 7.30pm - 9.00pm, tickets £5.
Order tickets here <--- click here |
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The distingushed York painter William Etty |
Wednesday 30th April 2025
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The distingushed York painter William Etty and his connection to Pocklington and Givendale - Tom Etty
 Tom Etty is a direct decendant of William Etty the distinguished York Painter with links to Givendale and Pocklington. Tom lives in the Netherlands and was due to give this talk in 2020 but his trip was cancelled due to the pandemic outbreak. Since then Tom has experienced periods of ill health but I am pleased to say Tom is visiting the UK in April and has agreed to fit a talk into his schedule. Pictured right Tom Etty shows a painting he owns that was painted by his ancestor William Etty.
* Please note the changed day of the week and date of the month - we have had to fit in with Tom's travelling schedule *
At Burnby Hall Community Hall and will commence at 7.30pm. Admission fee is £3. |
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