Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Christmas Deliveries: If you placed an order on or before midday on Friday 19th December for Christmas delivery it was despatched before the Royal Mail or Parcel Force deadline and therefore should be received in time for Christmas. Orders placed after midday on Friday 19th December will be delivered in the New Year.

Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Doddinghurst, Church Interior 1906
Photo ref: 54473
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A Selection of Memories from Doddinghurst

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Doddinghurst

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

My dad Charles Thompson once lived in Doddinghurst Essex. He had 2 sons, Jonathon and Andrew Thompson. He had a fruit and vegetable wholesalers in 1, Coronation Road, Chelmsford, Essex, My dad died in 1991. I have never met my brothers, this is something I would dearly love to do.
My parents bought Wyatts Stores in about 1936 and moved from West Ham, E.London., with my two sisters. Dad kept about 300 chickens in the back field. I was born on Coronation Day at Wyatts Stores . We lived there fore 3 years before my fathers work took him to St Albans where we moved in 1940. We often visited Doddinghurst and spent many happy holidays there, being only too glad ...see more