Stories

Muriel started working in Jarrolds’ card department in 1973 but her favourite place was the book department.  I started in the card department, and worked

Mary was born in Buxton, near Aylsham, in 1917, and her parents were farmers. Having attended school in Hainford Olive joined Jarrolds in 1938 at

Ken talks about working in Jarrolds’ Dispatch Department. I was born in Caister, Norfolk, and when my father, Robert, a horseman, became foreman of the

Mary was born in York in 1920. Married to a professional footballer, she moved to Norwich with her husband when he became a coach at

Myra, following in her father’s footsteps, recalls her time working at Jarrolds. My father, Ken Sargent, worked as a dispatch worker at Jarrolds. I’d gone

Janet  recalls her time in the magazine department at Jarrolds. I started at Jarrolds in 1954. My birthday is at the end of August, school

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

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

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