History (via Thorntons)
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On entering this part of factory I noticed just how poor the floor was so had to find some planks to get across the spongy part, you could see where others have had a foot go through.
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The very first Thorntons Chocolate Kabin was opened in October 1911 in Sheffield by travelling confectioner Joseph William Thornton.
Joseph then handed the keys to his sons Norman and Stanley, 14 and 11 at the time and told them to make it the best sweet shop in town... they didn't do a bad job did they?
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One of Thorntons most famous products is Special Toffee, this was created by Stanley in 1925. It became so popular that it soon made up half of the total sales and became the company's best known product for the next 50 years. It was often referred to as the fuel for the steel workers in the city.
This product was the engine that drove the business for many years and in many people's minds the words ‘Thorntons' and ‘Toffee' became synonymous. Stanley's recipe is still used today.
In the 1980s Thorntons toffee chopping competitions took place around the country to find the toffee chopping champion. It was a competition to find the fastest person to chop slabs of Special Toffee with hammers. Some of the original toffee hammers can still be found in Thorntons factory.
With business booming in 1931 Norman and Stanley Thornton left the Penistone Road Factory and moved to premises on Stalker Lees Road in Sheffield, where they purchased their first Enrober for £175. It was here that the brothers first made their Chocolate Truffles by hand, as well as candies, fudge and crystallised fondants.
In 1934 the brothers built a purpose built factory on Archer Road, Sheffield. By this time the company employed around 40 people in the factory, 40 in the shops and two in the office. Thorntons moved from Sheffield to Derbyshire in 1948 when they bought a factory in Belper for £8400 after seeing an advert for it in the local paper.
The company moved to the larger site in Alferton in 1999.
As the business grew and grew they then needed a larger site so moved to Thornton Park in Derbyshire, which was opened by The Queen and remains our home today.
On arrival and looking at the buildings I nearly never bothered as this was only a back up, but so glad i did as there was so many features to photograph. Entry was a bit sketchy, but somehow managed it.
on with the photosJoseph then handed the keys to his sons Norman and Stanley, 14 and 11 at the time and told them to make it the best sweet shop in town... they didn't do a bad job did they?
https://flic.kr/p/SBy4xJOne of Thorntons most famous products is Special Toffee, this was created by Stanley in 1925. It became so popular that it soon made up half of the total sales and became the company's best known product for the next 50 years. It was often referred to as the fuel for the steel workers in the city.
This product was the engine that drove the business for many years and in many people's minds the words ‘Thorntons' and ‘Toffee' became synonymous. Stanley's recipe is still used today.
In the 1980s Thorntons toffee chopping competitions took place around the country to find the toffee chopping champion. It was a competition to find the fastest person to chop slabs of Special Toffee with hammers. Some of the original toffee hammers can still be found in Thorntons factory.
With business booming in 1931 Norman and Stanley Thornton left the Penistone Road Factory and moved to premises on Stalker Lees Road in Sheffield, where they purchased their first Enrober for £175. It was here that the brothers first made their Chocolate Truffles by hand, as well as candies, fudge and crystallised fondants.
In 1934 the brothers built a purpose built factory on Archer Road, Sheffield. By this time the company employed around 40 people in the factory, 40 in the shops and two in the office. Thorntons moved from Sheffield to Derbyshire in 1948 when they bought a factory in Belper for £8400 after seeing an advert for it in the local paper.
The company moved to the larger site in Alferton in 1999.
As the business grew and grew they then needed a larger site so moved to Thornton Park in Derbyshire, which was opened by The Queen and remains our home today.
On arrival and looking at the buildings I nearly never bothered as this was only a back up, but so glad i did as there was so many features to photograph. Entry was a bit sketchy, but somehow managed it.
https://flic.kr/p/Srjwaq https://flic.kr/p/SrjeVSLeave only footprints
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https://flic.kr/p/SBq5Wwhttps://flic.kr/p/S6ewt9https://flic.kr/p/S6erf3https://flic.kr/p/StJhWkhttps://flic.kr/p/S6ecBwhttps://flic.kr/p/StJ6Jkhttps://flic.kr/p/SBppzq by JSP 77https://flic.kr/p/RowP6ohttps://flic.kr/p/StHLyBhttps://flic.kr/p/SrhNF5 https://flic.kr/p/StHAbnhttps://flic.kr/p/SF4BdRhttps://flic.kr/p/SF4wEHOn entering this part of factory I noticed just how poor the floor was so had to find some planks to get across the spongy part, you could see where others have had a foot go through.
https://flic.kr/p/StHkJM 23https://flic.kr/p/SrhmECAs always you can come across some nice artistic graff
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