Lighting up the Past - Pontefract's hermitage and dispensary digitally rediscovered

Join us to explore the amazing story of Pontefract’s medieval hermitage and Victorian dispensary through an exciting new digital interpretation. Created by One To One Development Trust, with suport from PDHAG, Pontefract Civic Society, Pontefract Archaeological Society and Wakefield Museums and Castles. The new digital platform includes a virtual tour of the hermitage, which is hidden underneath Southgate in Pontefract town centre, and video clips of memories of the hermitage and former dispensary building above. The hermitage was hand carved into the rock beneath Pontefract in the 1300s. In the 1800s, a new hospital building was created for the town and built on top of the entrance to the hermitage. The digital hidden heritage project is part of Wakefield Council's Our Heritage Our Stories project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Timings

Saturday 12 September:

10.30-12.30

Location & directions

Wakefield Council, Pontefract Library, Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1BD

Contact on day:

Tegwen Roberts

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The event is on the first floor of the library, in the community space. There is lift access.

Additional information

Max number of people:

40

Estimated duration:

2 hour(s)

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