Thornton's Chocolates

[Graham W 10]

Does anyone have any memories or remember where the Thornton's chocolate factory was on Stalker Lees Road

[Plain Talker 11]

I don't remember it on Stalker Lees, but I remember it very well on Archer Road opposite Laycocks.

[only_me 11]

Does anyone have any memories or remember where the Thornton's chocolate factory was on Stalker Lees Road

 

As PT states, its now new flats called something like Archer Court Apartments. If you look on the map its where Archer Rd almost meets Smithy Wood Cres.

Edited July 3, 2015 by only_me

[Graham W 10]

Thank you for that. However according to Thornton's publicity it was on Stalker Lees in the 1930's. I just wondered if anyone had any memories of it, or knew where it was exactly on Stalker Lees.

[soft ayperth 11]

Love Thornton's chocs. Every time I visit Halifax Nova Scotia I buy some. And I remember the Chocolate Kabin (?) where the first store opened up, not far from Fitzalan Square.

[only_me 11]

Thank you for that. However according to Thornton's publicity it was on Stalker Lees in the 1930's. I just wondered if anyone had any memories of it, or knew where it was exactly on Stalker Lees.

 

You probably know they were only there about three years, they then moved to Archer Road. http://thorntons.networxrecruitment.net/whoAreWe/HowWeStarted

[stpetre 12]

You probably know they were only there about three years, they then moved to Archer Road. http://thorntons.networxrecruitment.net/whoAreWe/HowWeStarted

 

They moved from Archer Road in 1948? That place seemed to be there a lot longer than that.

[grinder 10]

My wife worked a the Archer road factory from the early seventy's till it closed in 1989..

[Graham W 10]

Quite a few people I've spoken to can remember Thornton's being on Archer Road, but no one call recall them being on Stalker Lees Road, I've walked up and down the road and there in no sign of where the chocolate factory once was, although their website say it was there. I'd like someone to give a hint as to where the factory was.

[Texas 10]

Wasn't there a Thornton's toffee factory up Millhouses someplace at one time? A firm I worked for did building maintenance there back in the 50's.

[Plain Talker 11]

Wasn't there a Thornton's toffee factory up Millhouses someplace at one time? A firm I worked for did building maintenance there back in the 50's.

 

do you mean the one on archer road, millhouses, as mentioned by me a few posts back?

[stpetre 12]

Re Archer Road, isn't there a supermarket on that site now?