Pexton’s -a fixture on Bishopthorpe Road since 1935
We are researching Pexton’s – the ironmonger/ hardware shop – and have been lucky enough to speak to Johnny Hayes.
Pextons
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1933?
Yes Johnny Hayes suggests that the date was actually 1933. The shop is first recorded in the York Trade Directory in 1935.