Wilberfoss, Beckside c.1960
Photo ref: W322002
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Photo ref: W322002
Photo of Wilberfoss, Beckside c.1960

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Not far from Pocklington is Wilberfoss, once a home to the ancestors of the slave emancipator, William Wilberforce. Here past the beck is Bridge Cottage on the right, and hidden behind the left-hand tree is the 12th-century church of St John the Baptist.

Memories of Wilberfoss, Beckside c1960

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Wilberfoss, Beckside c.1960

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Lived here in the 60's, went to school at Pocklibgton, and eventually ended up working at Cooke Throughton & Simms in York. Can remember some of the names, and now have lived in Cape Town for the past 40 years.