An article written by an unknown contributor (RD) which provides valuable information about George Gill, his method of growing, and…
Shows were held at the Brunswick Hotel in 1861 and 1862 and then, when it became the headquarters of the…
We do not have a picture or any details of the Inn which was in Wrengate. If you can help…
Just one show of the Society is known to have been held in the Public Gardens in Back Lane Wakefield.…
The Public Rooms, of which the ‘grand’ Music Saloon was the upper story, in Wood Street, Wakefield, opened on 22…
1920s The Griffin Inn dates back to the early part of the 18th Century and subsequently changed its name to…
The Angel Inn was situated in Wood Street, Wakefield and although describing itself as an inn, it does not appear…
Polyphemus, a bizarre broken tulip is described in Robert Sweet’s The Florist’s Guide and Cultivator’s Directory of 1827 from which…
Robert Sharpley was the most prominent person from the Wakefield community to become a member of the Society during the…
There are a number of exhibitors with the surname Parker in show reports in the early years of the Society…