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Words about Wakefield: Diary of Captain Adam Eyre

March 20th 1647
This morne I gave to Doctor Browneloe, who undertook to cure my wife’s leg, 22s... and to a taylor for making mee a coate and breeches 16s

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Words about Wakefield: Diary of Captain Adam Eyre, 1647

March 20th 1647: This morne I gave to Doctor Browneloe, who undertook to cure my wife’s leg, 22s.. to a taylor for making mee a coate and breeches 16s

More: www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk/our-centenar...

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Words About Wakefield: the 16C Burgess Court:

Itm a payne is sett yt Mr Vycare do see yt we have a common Bull to serve the towne and the parishe betwixte this and May days next in payne of 20s.

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Details of our Summer Excursions (in conjunction with Wakefield Civic Society) have been added to our website. These are provided for members of our Society and the Civic Society.

Book early to avoid disappointment!

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Coming from Wakefield I have always had a fascination with chantry/bridge chapels. The Chapel of Our Lady at Rotherham dates from 1483 and is situated on the original bridge over the River Don. Its life as a chantry chapel was short-lived however

Wakefield Market Place , George Arnald, 1817 graphite with watercolour. The cross was demolished in 1865 much against the wishes of the general public. The area in which it was situated running down to what was then All Saints Church (now the cathedral) is still known as Cross

Trying out Bluesky, but disappointed that they don't include 'history' as an interest!