Young autograph hunters catch Sir Harold Wilson as he leaves Featherstone High School, 1976.Young autograph hunters catch Sir Harold Wilson as he leaves Featherstone High School, 1976.
Young autograph hunters catch Sir Harold Wilson as he leaves Featherstone High School, 1976.

RETRO GALLERY: Looking back at life in Pontefract and surrounding areas

Take a look back at these nostalgic photos of our district...
By Jane Chippindale
Published 25th Apr 2022, 16:22 BST

If you have any old photos of our area that you would like to share, please email them to [email protected]

Chris Leak splashes along the flooded Castleford-Hook Moor Road at Allerton Bywater in an attempt to keep the traffic moving, 1967.

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Chris Leak splashes along the flooded Castleford-Hook Moor Road at Allerton Bywater in an attempt to keep the traffic moving, 1967.

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Buttercross, Pontefract, April 26, 1947.

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Buttercross, Pontefract, April 26, 1947.

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A coal train shunts past homes in the Hill Top estate, Knottingley, 1989.

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A coal train shunts past homes in the Hill Top estate, Knottingley, 1989.

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Pontefract, April 26, 1947

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Pontefract, April 26, 1947

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