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Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
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Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
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"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

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* 27 pages
* Old photos
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"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

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  * 246 pages
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#1 Oct 2020
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Allison's - Builders & Garage
According to Neave, Joseph Allison was foreman to the famous Pocklington builder Thomas Grant for ten years, and started his builders business in Pocklington in November 1907, following the death of his employer earlier in the year. Thomas Grant was a builder, cabinet maker and timber merchant and a dealer of building materials. He was said to have built most of Pocklington including the houses in Percy Road, Burnby Lane, Union Street (e.g. Kimberley House). If Thomas Grant built most of the houses of the 19th Century, then it was Allisons who built many of the houses in the 20th century. They built all of the Algarth Garden Estate, which was an award winning housing development.
Allisons Advert
Allisons 2
Picture from the 'Pocklington Post',
Allison's Garage on Railway Street

Allisons 3
The clipping above is undated but I suspect it is from 1974
Allisons 3
From the Pocklington Times dated 2nd August, 1973
Allisons 4
A 1982 newspaper report illustrates the end of the firm
 
If you wish to add to the story of Allison's, or correct any of the above information, then please contact me.