Welcome to the Main Gallery at Pontefract Museum, full of objects exploring the town’s eventful history! Discover Pontefract's royal links. Find out how local people made British political history. See how the town grew thanks to the sweet success of liquorice.
Click the objects below to learn more.
Dunhill's Liquorice Box
Learn about Pontefract's liquorice manufacturing heritage through this colourful liquorice box
Tanshelf Pots
Explore this case containing a surprising local archaeological discovery
Painting of Pontefract Castle
Find out about the story behind this glorious oil painting of Pontefract Castle in its heyday
The Ackworth Hoard
Explore the contents of this nationally significant collection of precious items hidden away in the English Civil Wars
Bulletproof Vest
Find out the story behind this early 19th century bulletproof vest!
Mining Lamp
Learn about the history behind mining lamps, and how they both protected and endangered miners at work
Homemade Medicine
Find out about the (sometimes toxic!) homemade medicines and remedies people used before we had the NHS
Humber Engine Notebook
Learn about how Pontefract's liquorice factories switched to supporting the war effort in the Second World War
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