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Category: Wakefield Florists Society

23 May 1864

May 23, 1864 JamesAkers

The show was held at the Sportsman Inn and flowers included Charles X (Royal Sovereign), Sir Joseph Paxton and Juliet

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

28 May 1862

May 28, 1862 JamesAkers

This was the second show held at the Brunswick Hotel and therefore a Wakefield Florist Society show. Unfortunately no names…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

27 May 1861

May 27, 1861 JamesAkers

Described only as a Wakefield Tulip Show by the Midland Florist which also published the details of the Eastmoor show…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

4 June 1860

June 4, 1860 JamesAkers

This show was held by the Wakefield Floral Society just one week after that held by the Eastmoor Society and…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

31 May 1858

May 31, 1858 JamesAkers

The report of this shows adds a great deal of confusion in the search for a continuous path through the…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

2 June 1857

June 2, 1857 JamesAkers

It is believed that the Wakefield Florists Society held a show at the Sportsmans Inn on this date.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

29 May 1857

May 29, 1857 JamesAkers

William Mellor had a very successful show, particularly in the class for Bizarre Feathered.

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

31 May 1852

May 31, 1852 JamesAkers

The Wakefield Express began publishing under that name in this year 1852 and this show report was included. The newspaper…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

5 July 1851

July 5, 1851 JamesAkers

The Pink show and the Carnation show held on 11 August 1851 demonstrates that at this date it wasn’t just…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

26 May 1851

May 26, 1851 JamesAkers

The meeting place of the Griffin Hotel together with the regular exhibitor names confirms that this is a Wakefield Floral…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society Filed under: timeline 1836-1906

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