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  18th Jul - A guided tour of Allerthorpe
  to include Allerthorpe church

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  19th Sep - Pocklington's connection
  with the sea

Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

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

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

Various War Army photos
This page is a collection of various Pocklington people who served in the armed forces. Information on George Tinson kindly provided by his niece Linda Hunter.
Herbert Tinson Chuffy Tinson
Herbert Tinson
Special Constable in Pocklington
1914-1918
George "Chuffy" Tinson
He was born on 15 April 1923 so at the outbreak of WW2 was 16 years old. He joined up underage, in the Royal Tank Regiment*. He later joined the Palestine Police force and was later posted to France. He was one of the youngest soldiers to be evacuated from Dunkirk. The story goes that the CO contacted his mother when they found out he was underage and she said "he's made his bed and will have to lie in it". They sent him to Palestine rather than the front line because of his age.
Joe Hunter
Redvers Harrison
Joe Hunter - In the second world war he spent time in cardiff  keeping new recruits in order, he said weekends  were like the front line as he was a military police man and was a well known all round sportsman, playing rugby  union, and league football and cricket for Pocklington. He rememberd golng to away matches by horse and cart. Redvers Harrison - ran away when 14 years old to 1914-1918 war in Gordon Highlanders.
* The following information is supplied by Kevin Warcup. Chuffy is wearing the cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment and on his right arm you can see the white shape above the elbow, that is actually a first world war tank arm badge worn by all RTR soldiers in battle dress/no2 dress and today is worn by all ranks when wearing best coveralls on parade, Something which is done every year at the Cenotaph in London the weekend after Remembrance Sunday. I know that the 2nd, 4th and 7th Royal Tank Regiments were in France at this time so he could have served in any of these. I also note that a lot of Pocklington Soldiers ended up in obscure Regiments not local to the area. My granddad for instance in World War 1 ended up in the 2nd Inniskilling Fusiliers (Irish Regiment) They seem to have been put where they were needed.