KNOTTINGLEY CARNIVAL NOTES
FOR PAGE ONE

  1. Carter Archives, Eccleshall. John Carter's personal ledger, 1869-1873, (n.p.) entry dated 14-7-1871.
  2. Pontefract Advertiser 8-8-1874 p4. The concert included singing, dancing, performing dogs, trick cyclists and use of the horizontal bar.
  3. Pontefract & Castleford Express 3-8-1923 p6. For the history of the town's band c.f. Spencer T. 'Ubiquitous Ambassadors: Knottingley Silver Band.
  4. Pontefract Advertiser 17-4-1875, loc cit 19-9-1863, 6-8-1909 p8 & 8-8-1930 p5.
  5. Pontefract & Castleford Express 5-8-1882 p4.
  6. loc cit 4-8-1883 p4.
  7. loc cit 26-8-1899 p4. For match report c.f. loc cit 2-9-1899 p2.
  8. loc cit 5-8-1893 p5.
  9. loc cit 4-8-1894 p4.
  10. loc cit 6-8-1898 p4. For report of first Hospital Sunday demonstration to be held at Banks Garth cricket field c.f. loc cit 5-8-1899 p8. Also c.f. Chapter 2, footnote 17, supra, for reference to Knottingley cricket field.
  11. Pontefract Advertiser 2-8-1884 p4. Some idea of the degree of expansion may be gained from the fact that in 1883 there were 120 classes with 365 exhibits and the following year there were 115 classes with 425 exhibits.
  12. loc cit 7-8-1866 p8 for a list of officials and committeemen of the Knottingley Horticultural Society.
  13. loc cit 4-8-1888 p5.
  14. ibid pp4&5
  15. Pontefract Advertiser 4-8-1888 p8.
  16. Pontefract & Castleford Express 1-8-1885 p6.
  17. loc cit 6-8-1887 p4.
  18. loc cit 3-8-1889 p5.
  19. loc cit 2-8-1890 p5.
  20. Pontefract Advertiser 24-8-1907
  21. Pontefract & Castleford Express 26-8-1905 p8.
  22. loc cit 5-8-1893 p5.
  23. loc cit 3-8-1889 p5.
  24. loc cit 4-8-1894 p4.
  25. loc cit 9-7-1904 p4 & 6-8-1904 p7.
  26. ibid
  27. loc cit 5-8-1905 p4.
  28. Pontefract Advertiser 3-8-1907 p4. & Pontefract & Castleford Express 3-8-1907 p5.
  29. ibid & loc cit 10-8-1907 p8, 6-8-1909 p8. 1-8-1924 p3.
  30. ibid 5-8-1932 p7.
  31. Pontefract Advertiser 1-8-1908 p5.
  32. Pontefract & Castleford Express 4-8-1912 p5.
  33. Pontefract Advertiser 4-8-1906 p4.
  34. Pontefract & Castleford Express 4-8-1912 p5., 3-7-1914 p6., & 4-9-1914 p3.
  35. loc cit 1-8-1919 p6 & 6-8-1920 p1.
  36. loc cit 8-8-1926 p8., 22-7-1927 p8., & 8-8-1927 p8.
  37. loc cit 2-8-1929 p7.
  38. loc cit 1-8-1930 p9.
  39. loc cit 4-8-1883 p4. 2-8-1884 p8, & 8-8-1926 p8.
  40. loc cit 4-8-1906 p4 & 6-8-1904 p4. Also Pontefract Advertiser 7-8-1880 p4.
  41. Pontefract & Castleford Express 2-8-1890 p5
  42. loc cit 3-8-1889 p5.
  43. loc cit 6-8-1904 p4.
  44. Pontefract Advertiser 7-8-1886 p5.
  45. Pontefract & Castleford Express 3-8-1887 p5 & 15-8-1885 p4.
  46. loc cit 1-8-1885 p6.
  47. loc cit 2-8-1890 p5; 3-8-1901 p5; 1-8-1830 p9. Also Pontefract Advertiser 4-8-1906 p4.
  48. Pontefract & Castleford Express 7-8-1880 p4.