What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 1 Market Place Two families of Pontefract historians and printers lived and worked here: the Fox family, notably George Fox, from 1825-1862 and Richard Holmes from 1862-1897.
George Fox was a prominent local historian and printer who contributed significantly to the documentation of Pontefract's history; Richard Holmes continued this legacy, further enriching the historical records of the region through his work as a historian and printer.
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Photo: Mike Kirby on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0