About Us: Our Story

 

FROM HIGH STREET TO HIGHFLIERS - THE INTERNET MAKES A BUSINESS BOOM!

This is the story of a great Yorkshire entrepreneur.....

A long time ago, in a land of milk and honey, or should that be milk and money?........

Garfield officially opened Garforth Bookshop during the Spring of 1987

Garfield is pictured here with Roger Bernard Crossland (he is the entrepreneur, not Garfield!) the founder of the business, the King of the Castle, who started out in Bookselling in 1974 as a trainee Manager for WH Smith - pictured together with Sheila Elizabeth Crossland on the Official Opening Day

GARFORTH BOOKSHOPOPENED IN 1987THIS YEAR THE MAIN STREET STORE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

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The day was a great success. SO WERE THE NEXT TEN YEARS! 

The business grew and grew.....

 

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 First Guitar Shop. Yorkshire.

Now more shopping opportunities for Garforth residents via these online links

TESTIMONIALS

 Our Story Part 2