Pontefract Castle

A Full day!

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July 10th 2014
We started the day setting out to explore the castle ruins of Pontefract. We were greeted by a spectacular church that was damaged, but has a new church nested inside. The castle remnants hinted at the previous impressiveness of the castle that was there. It was destroyed by parliamentary decree in the 1600's. The signs and plaques located around the grounds gave a good idea of the layout and s ... read more

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