b'Map - 1843Kate PrattY ou can always find something of interest in oldBishop Wilton Beaconmaps. The detail below 1shows the Rose & CrownWhile I was putting this snippet together, a Inn where Garrowby Lodge is now and just up theformer resident of Bishop Wilton, James McWilliam, hill, still on Garrowby Street, just before the turn tocontacted us about the possibility of identifying where the village, there is an Old House marked. This will beWilton Beacon used to be situated. With the help of what remains of Garrowby Street Inn, a coaching inn,the detail below he was able to do this himself using which ceased to function just before the New Inn, theone of the online mapping services. Wilton Beacon is Rose & Crown, opened. positioned just to the left of the W and marked by a It is said that the house at Kitty Hill (opposite thepost with a wisp of smoke issuing from it. Checking turn to Bugthorpe), was another inn called the Pig &the immediate area on the online aerial photos, James Whistle but there has been no verification of this. found a discolouration in a growing crop that is in the precise position shown here!1From Wm Hobsons Map of Yorkshire, 1843Sports Prizes at the ShowI t is unusual to see one old Bishop Wilton postcardWe already knew that the prizes were quite lavish in any one year that we have not seen before. Viain those early days. In an article about PC Harrison Andrew Sefton we acquired copies of four from Mikeand Family in Bulletin 10, we learnt from Sue Lucas Bryan of Fangfoss. The first of those is featured here. how her grandfather, Harold Harrison, won an ornate With any old postcard the first challenge is to datewall clock in the 120 Yards Handicap for Residents at it. This is made easier if the postmark is readable.the Show. We see from this postcard that the tradition Although the stamp has been removed from thisof awarding relatively valuable prizes had started as postcard a second postmark shows a date of Augustearly as 1907.7th, 1907 (the Wednesday following the Show).Details of each Show and who won what A second clue is the mention, in the message onis recorded in the Howdenshire Chronicle and the back, of foals being on show which we knowPocklington Weekly News. For 1907 we learn that commenced in 1907. Mr Bramley organised the sports and that the prizes So, here we have a photograph of the prizeswere supplied by Mrs Lundy & Son of Railway Street, that were assembled for winners and runners-upPocklington. The winners by event were as follows:of the sports classes, supplied by Lundy & Son of80 yds handicap for girls under 10Pocklington. 1. Mabel Milburn380 BULLETIN 19'