Returning to the town centre, here's an old postcard view of Ropergate.
Pontefract Parish Church in 1990.
The Valley Gardens.
A view of Beast Fair and Corn Market, late 1930s (at a guess).
The first tram (operated by West Riding) in Pontefract, 29th October 1906.
Car 29 seen in Corn Street.
West Ridng later became a bus company. Here's an old Guy Arab at the bus station.
A Leyland Panther takes a rest.
The later livery, on a Leyland National.
Arriva took over the West Riding operations.
South Yorkshire Road Transport was a major presence in the town.
The company had a fleet of modern double-deck buses.
There was also the odd second hand purchase.
Another large operator into Pontefract was Yorkshire Traction.
Ford's used to run out towards the company's home in Ackworth.
Abbey Coachways ran an infrequent service into Pontefract.
Since deregulation, various operators have emerged. Ross Travel is one of them.
BL Travel is another.
M Travel didn't last too long.
Stringer's, based in the town, had a variety of vehicles for school contracts, etc. The company runs some stage carriages services.
The main business of Poppleton's Coaches is contract work.
Beer time! Let's start at the town's Wetherspoons, the Broken Bridge.
The Malt Shovel was always a "go to" pub, firstly for Darleys, then Wards. Sadly, no real ale these days.
The Tap & Spile was once a great source of cask beer. It's no longer a pub.
Another one that's gone - the Tap & Barrel.
The Golden Ball also no longer exists.
The Golden Lion is another casualty.
Reports recently tell us that the historic Counting House is getting ready to reopen soon.
Ah well, back to the 'Spoons maybe. That's it for now, we'll explore further into the area in the next post.
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