Doris was born in Norwich and was manageress of the restaurant at Jarrolds. I was born in Norwich and went to school at St Giles Girls School. My mother’s mother was a garret master in the shoe trade and owned six machines and my mother was a machinist in the shoe trade. My father Archie […]

Tony recalls his time as a Jarrolds sales rep in commercial stationery. Packing parcels and marking cards, properly! My headmaster at CNS, Mr Jackson, suggested I tried for a job at Jarrolds. Later I discovered a cousin, Jo Anderson, worked there and at one time he was my boss on commercial stationery. I joined in […]

Shirley was born in 1940. Having previously worked at BHS and Bernard’s she joined Jarrolds, working in the rainwear department. I was made redundant from Bernard’s and I knew that Jarrolds were looking for Christmas temps and so I went along for an interview. I knew the buyer from perfumery and a personnel officer who […]

Helen was born in Norwich and her father worked for Jarrolds. She joined Jarrolds in the late 1950s and worked there on and off for years, as a Saturday girl and then during holidays as a student. As a Saturday girl I worked in the art department, there is still an art department but it […]

Alan describes working in Jarrolds’ toy and sports department for 41 years and the many changes he witnessed during that time. Early life In 1912/13 my family moved to Lowestoft and I went to school there in Lovewell Road, and then to a small college in Beccles. I started work in Lowestoft and, after eighteen […]