rosie
brummie
I think it says "Sammy"?Hi Josie. Had someone chalked something on the windowsill? Maybe " My name is ..... "? Viv.
It's a lovely photo, thanks josie.
rosie.
I think it says "Sammy"?Hi Josie. Had someone chalked something on the windowsill? Maybe " My name is ..... "? Viv.
Hi Josie. Had someone chalked something on the windowsill? Maybe " My name is ..... "? Viv.
There is a specific thread here:
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/nortons-of-key-hill.32493/page-3
However other mentions, in other threads, suggest a search would realize more information for you.
There may be on other Hockley threads, worth a 'search'. Norton's is mentioned many times.A lot of the pictures on that thread arent there anymore!
Thanks lyn
Oh thats nice.There is this one ... not sure if it has been on before ...
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Family still there late 1950s, I can recall my Mother talking about Mr Christopher. Maybe they sold put when it moved to Perry Barr.Is it possible to establish when Wendys relatives gave up the business? As Mike traced the Nortons back to 1855 in Key Hill and Wendy guessed her relative may of been there around 1915, I would have thought there was a good chance the business had changed hands by the time that you can all remember shopping there and when it moved to perry barr.
Most businesses were/are sold with the goodwill of the business and so the name may have stayed the same even though it wasn't a Norton running it.
Polly .
Hi so my Grandfather John Norton owned the business until it ceased at some point in the mid 70s. He died in 1976. Likely to be as a result of the business having to move due to the new road and then not being as successful in Perry Barr. It certainly put a lot of stress on the family. Hope that helps. Its really great to see everyone’s pictures. Ive seen the site as it is today but all the pictures help me to imagine how it was. My mum can remember the pipe system for payment. Steve.Family still there late 1950s, I can recall my Mother talking about Mr Christopher. Maybe they sold put when it moved to Perry Barr.
Hi so my Grandfather John Norton owned the business until it ceased at some point in the mid 70s. He died in 1976. Likely to be as a result of the business having to move due to the new road and then not being as successful in Perry Barr. It certainly put a lot of stress on the family. Hope that helps. Its really great to see everyone’s pictures. Ive seen the site as it is today but all the pictures help me to imagine how it was. My mum can remember the pipe system for payment. Steve.
Thank you, I’m glad I discovered your wonderful forum - brings to life all the family stories!wow thats a lovely painting thank you for sharing it with us....nortons is remembered by quite a few of our members..so pleased you liked the photos of the key hill shop...
lyn
Thanks for sharing your family portrait. My Mother was a customer of Nortons for years and years. Clothes, shoes, curtain material, bed linen, occasional furniture. It all came from Nortons. When we went posh changing from a carpet square and lino to fitted carpet in the late 1960s it came from your furniture store across the road. I remember the pink payment cards too, and my Mother religiously repaying every week.Hello, I’ve only just discovered these old posts about Norton & Sons Ltd and it’s fascinating seeing some of the old pictures of the shop before it moved to Perry Barr. There are also several fascinating posts on this group from Wendy so I guess we must all be related in some way? AJ Norton who I believe founded the business in the 1800’s was my paternal great, great grandfather! I’ve just discovered an old painting of him (painted by my grandfather) which I thought might be of interest?
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