Curry and Hutchinson were in the middle of Norton High Street near the old Post Office. I was told Mr Curry owned several shops although that shop did have both names on it. Londons later moved in and we got some of the best meat pies ever.
Tommy Hutchinson killed and butchered our pigs at a time you could do it on your own premises, his price was the Blood and the Head, black pudding and brawn, I remember some of it coming back and very good it was.
Norton High Street and Leven Road had quite a few Butchers Shops some butchering the meat on the premises. I remember Tommy well though Mr Curry was a bit of a shadowy figure to me, maybe he was not in the shop too often when I went in for Mothers meat ration.
Frank.
My uncle bought Mr Hutchinsons share in the shop. Mr Curry had a farm on the left hand side of the road along Durham Road a couple of hundred yards pat the Horse and Jockey pub, Mr Curry known as Chris was a sleeping partner and my uncle Jim Walker ran the shop. Later on Chris Curry sold his share to a Wilf Simpson who had been the manager of the Co=op butchers further down the High Street with Gery Lumley his assistant. In about 1953 the business was sold to the London brothers who had previously worked in Everetts shop in Leven Road.
Two names I know there Bob, went to Norton Board with Gerry Lumley and we met and became drinking pals with Mr and Mrs Everett after they retired from the shop, they had one of the cottages next to the White house on the Green.
Did not know the date London’s took over but 1953 would sound right I had come home on leave and walking down the Norton High Street bumped into Marjory Davidson all dressed in aprons out side the shop, “what are you up to” I help make the pies she said having married a London. I last bumped into her, now a Widow at Norton St Mary’s, we had a good old chat and nothing seemed to have changed from when I chased her up the green in our school days.
Frank.
Frank, I say 1953 as that is when I left school to start work. I still had the Saturday morning job delivering the meat. It was at that time my uncle told me he was selling up and would I like to work for the Londons which I didn’t fancy doing. As with Marjorie Davidson I worked with her brother Ted as a joiner at Head Wrightsons and later on at Hills.
Ouch! This swanky ‘moderne’ art-deco influenced shopfront, has been rammed into a terrace of late 18thC. early 19thC. cottages! Is that low metal fencing still present in front of the current Norton shopping parade ?
This was the Co-op butchers at the beginning of Norton High Street. I remember Gerry Lumley who lived in the farm house further along the High Street working there. His manager was Wilf Simpson. Next door to this butchers on the right I see the part name John Dick which was the newsagents and was Dickies. On the other side of the butchers were double gates and then Smiths newsagents and next to that was Smith the watchmaker and jeweller.. Beyond Dickies was Newmans grocery.
Curry and Hutchinson were in the middle of Norton High Street near the old Post Office. I was told Mr Curry owned several shops although that shop did have both names on it. Londons later moved in and we got some of the best meat pies ever.
Tommy Hutchinson killed and butchered our pigs at a time you could do it on your own premises, his price was the Blood and the Head, black pudding and brawn, I remember some of it coming back and very good it was.
Norton High Street and Leven Road had quite a few Butchers Shops some butchering the meat on the premises. I remember Tommy well though Mr Curry was a bit of a shadowy figure to me, maybe he was not in the shop too often when I went in for Mothers meat ration.
Frank.
My uncle bought Mr Hutchinsons share in the shop. Mr Curry had a farm on the left hand side of the road along Durham Road a couple of hundred yards pat the Horse and Jockey pub, Mr Curry known as Chris was a sleeping partner and my uncle Jim Walker ran the shop. Later on Chris Curry sold his share to a Wilf Simpson who had been the manager of the Co=op butchers further down the High Street with Gery Lumley his assistant. In about 1953 the business was sold to the London brothers who had previously worked in Everetts shop in Leven Road.
Two names I know there Bob, went to Norton Board with Gerry Lumley and we met and became drinking pals with Mr and Mrs Everett after they retired from the shop, they had one of the cottages next to the White house on the Green.
Did not know the date London’s took over but 1953 would sound right I had come home on leave and walking down the Norton High Street bumped into Marjory Davidson all dressed in aprons out side the shop, “what are you up to” I help make the pies she said having married a London. I last bumped into her, now a Widow at Norton St Mary’s, we had a good old chat and nothing seemed to have changed from when I chased her up the green in our school days.
Frank.
Frank, I say 1953 as that is when I left school to start work. I still had the Saturday morning job delivering the meat. It was at that time my uncle told me he was selling up and would I like to work for the Londons which I didn’t fancy doing. As with Marjorie Davidson I worked with her brother Ted as a joiner at Head Wrightsons and later on at Hills.
Does anyone remember Curys butchers. My grandfather and uncle.
Did Currys also have a butchers in Stockton High Street, I seem to recall a photo of it on this site.
This was a different Curry’s to the one in Norton.
Ouch! This swanky ‘moderne’ art-deco influenced shopfront, has been rammed into a terrace of late 18thC. early 19thC. cottages! Is that low metal fencing still present in front of the current Norton shopping parade ?
This was the Co-op butchers at the beginning of Norton High Street. I remember Gerry Lumley who lived in the farm house further along the High Street working there. His manager was Wilf Simpson. Next door to this butchers on the right I see the part name John Dick which was the newsagents and was Dickies. On the other side of the butchers were double gates and then Smiths newsagents and next to that was Smith the watchmaker and jeweller.. Beyond Dickies was Newmans grocery.