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Category: Timeline

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

23 May 1831

May 23, 1831 JamesAkers

The title of the Society for this show had replaced Florists with Floral and Horticultural though the schedule of classes…

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

17 May 1830

May 17, 1830 JamesAkers

This show was held in the Music Saloon, Wood Street and has a number of interesting features. It has often…

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

9 July 1829

July 9, 1829 JamesAkers

This was a Pinks and Ranunculus show held at the Woodman Inn and Mr Blackburn and John Gill senior were…

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Posted in: Newspaper Reports, Timeline, Wakefield Florists Society

1 June 1829

June 1, 1829 JamesAkers

The first report does not give a venue, however the Wakefield and Halifax Journal article shown below from which this…

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

30 April 1827

April 30, 1827 JamesAkers

This show for Auriculas is described as the annual Spring show of the Society and was held at the Angel…

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

17 July 1826

July 17, 1826 JamesAkers

Although there is mention of the venue of this show it was probably held at the Angel Inn.

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

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