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Category: Wakefield Florists Society

June 1841

June 1, 1841 JamesAkers

In the booklets issued by the Society a show is listed which was held at the Royal Oak. Despite an…

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

10 August 1840

August 10, 1840 JamesAkers

Once more the Carnation Show was held at the Royal Oak Hotel. It was interesting to read Glenny’s comments about…

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

25 May 1840

May 25, 1840 JamesAkers

This show was held at the Royal Oak, Wrengate, a week after a show with similar classes had been held…

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

27 April 1840

April 27, 1840 JamesAkers

All the usual exhibitors with Benjamin Ely judging as usual  

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

3rd June 1839

June 3, 1839 JamesAkers

This Tulip show is the only one which is known to have been held in the Public Gardens, Back Lane,…

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

6 May 1839

May 6, 1839 JamesAkers

Wakefield Journal 1839 This Auricula show report does not give full details of the classes, but at least indicates the…

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

11 June 1838

June 11, 1838 JamesAkers

The show venue was the Old Royal Oak, Wrengate. Both John Gill and his son John were judges rather than…

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

26 May 1834

May 26, 1834 JamesAkers

The venue for the show was the Old Royal Oak again on a Monday. One of the judges was Mr…

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

28 May 1832

May 28, 1832 JamesAkers

The venue for this show was the Old Royal Oak Inn, Wrengate, again on a Monday. Unlike the shows in…

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

30 May 1831

May 30, 1831 JamesAkers

This was the first record of where the Society had taken the show to a venue outside of Wakefield. It…

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

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