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Category: Timeline

20 August 1842

August 20, 1842 JamesAkers

A show with the usual exhibitors and dominated by Benjamin Ely. Both John Gill and his son exhibited and won…

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

23 July 1842

July 23, 1842 JamesAkers

Would appear to have been a small show for pinks with a class of pansies. Mark Blackburn has featured before…

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

25 April 1842

April 25, 1842 JamesAkers

The usual exhibitors. Polyanthus and Pansies were also shown.

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

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

18 May 1840

May 18, 1840 JamesAkers

Originally this Tulip show outside of Wakefield, albeit close-by at Heath, was thought to be a Society Show as newspaper…

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Posted in: Heath Florist Society, Newspaper Reports, Timeline 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

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