Previously a Carnegie free library, the small, compact museum situated in the town centre next to the library is packed full of life, history and artefacts from the town's earliest beginnings to the present day.
National events such as the death of Richard II in 1400 took place at the castle and the first secret ballot was carried out in 1872.
The museum traces the history of the growth of Pontefract Town, from life under siege at the castle during the civil war, to working in the liquorice factories and life in a workhouse.
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