Grouts Silk Factory Information Request

My Mother worked at Grouts (I don't know how long for) before she married my father.  Her name was at that time Gladys Pigden and lived in Row 109.  Her married name was Farrow, she past away age 89 2 years ago.  They left Yarmouth in 1950 to go to Australia with me.  I now live in California, for the last 42+ years they did also.  Like to know how the book comes along. Tony Farrow

Several generations of my family worked at the silk factory, probably from around the 1830s, my Gtx4 grandfather was a nightwatchman and his wife a cleaner, various others are listed a silk factory workers. They all lived in Factory Yard until one became a shoemaker and eventually moved to Lancaster Square.

I lived in Belfort Place (Grouts Social Club and Canteen) with my parents, Albert and Doris Grant, from the age of ten until I went to Regent Street Polytechnic in London at the age of seventeen. Our nearest neighbours at number 17 were the Bayfield Family, Mr (Shinny) Bayfield drove a meat lorry, they had a daughter Betty, thee sons, Boyo, Sidney and Derek and a younger daughter who I think was called Ann. Derek was my pal, being of similar ages. Sidney managed Middleton's newsagents on the market place near to Brewery Plane. A few doors up at no.20(?) were the McCullock's who had a daughter, Colleen, who used to go in for the amateur singing competitions at the Marina on Wednesday afternoons and won quite a few! At no. 5(?) were Mr and Mrs Gallant with daughter Dorothy and son Bertie (another playmate). Mrs Knight, an elderly lady, lived at no. 36, she had a sister who lived at either 47 or 48 but I can't remember her name. Going back to 1901 my mother, Doris, was born in no.20 St Nicholas Road, just on the corner of Belfort Place. Her maiden name was Valentine. (She wasn't much of a traveller!) Purely as an aside, no.8 St Nicholas Road, set back from the road and into the east side of the chip shop (7a) had a very large Mulberry Tree in the back garden, obviously to supply leaves for the silk worms.

Hello, I'd like to revive the VIC Washing Square, originally made by Grouts.  If anyone has information about how to reproduce the fabric or who might have that information, I'd love to hear about it.  Thank you.

My father in law was evacuated to Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire during WW2 with his family. His mum and dad were working at Grouts, at Great Yarmouth but the factory was 're-located to Leekbrook, Staffs ?'.

Does anyone remember this and have any memories? Google searches do not show anything.

Best regards, Gavin

I have a small bag of snippets of silk from this factory. These came from my Godmother, Clara Ives , who worked there. These are beautiful, brightly coloured pieces, which you can't believe are so old. They must be pre 1963, but I don't know how old.

Hi, Just found out my mum worked there in 1939, she would have been 19 back then, she lived in Alma Road Great Yarmouth with her parents, don't know how long she worked there for. Her name was Daphne Land

My mum Valerie Cattee worked at Grouts during the war, and my father Ronald Sanderson, they met at one of the Grouts dances in 1942. Sadly have just lost mum, but they had over 60 years of Happy married life thanks to that meeting.

Ann Anderson,those pieces of coloured silk you refer to,I used to supply some of the Mods in Yarmouth with these to place in their top pocket of their Mohair suits,I worked as a piece cutter in 1966 ish.