Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Wednesday 18th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Wednesday 18th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Thursday 2nd January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Norton, St James Church c.1960
Photo ref: N286002
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A Selection of Memories from Norton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Norton

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

My dad was born in Pontefract but moved to Norton around 1920. Their family name was Howcroft and they lived at 3 Mount Royde from 1929 -1957, when my grandma died. My grandfather was an ambulance driver in the 1914-18 war. He served in the transport division in France and Italy. He went missing for sometime and was found in a field hospital suffering the effects of mustard gas. ...see more
I remember staying at my uncles farm, I think his name was Jack Hope, my aunts name was Evelyn. They were really my cousins, but as they were older than me I called them Auntie and Uncle. Evelyn's mother, Sally, lived on Skellow Road and was my mother, Nellie's sister. I loved my holidays spent at the farm. They had two shops, a butchers and a general ...see more