Where to stay/eat

PROFILE ON PONTEFRACT

A horse racing and racecourse members badge from www.greyhoundderby.com

This section allows you to map the history of  the course and look at the racecourse members badges over the years.

If there are gaps which you are able to fill with the scan of a badge then email me. I will include the scan on the site, and an acknowledgement of your contribution.

Great Ale Pubs
    Antix Red Lion
    Blue Bell Inn Robin Hood Inn
    Boot & Shoe Steam Packet Inn
    Counting House Tempest Arms
    Green Bottle Windmill Inn
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014          

Pontefract racecourse 1950.JPG (24795 bytes)

Pontefract1903a.JPG (44685 bytes)

Ponte2.JPG (19819 bytes)

     Circa 1950

 Circa 1920

Circa 1940
 

The rare handbill shown below is provided courtesy of the Robert Shaw collection.