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About Us Norman Hinchliffe, one of the current owners of Frizinghall Models & Railways, in the mid 1960’s started working part time for John in his Huddersfield shop. On odd occasions he would travel to Bradford to help out at the Frizinghall shop and here is where he met Andrew Feather, who is also now a part owner of FMR. John Ayrey’s father died in 1976 and so the Frizinghall shop was sold to a long standing customer Arthur ‘Tug’ Wilson, an ex-police sergeant with a keen interest in model railways. To avoid conflict with John Ayrey’s other three ‘Bradford Model Railway Centre’ shops, the business name was changed to ‘Frizinghall Models & Railways’ Arthur ran the shop in the Frizinghall area of Bradford, and was joined by his son Stephen in 1981. Following Arthur’s death in 2006 Stephen took over the business completely, with help from his wife Elaine and their daughters. In 2006 there was a move of premises from the original shop to a small industrial unit on Hillam Road, Bradford. Ten years on and by early 2016 Stephen and his family decided it was time to retire from the retail trade, and the business was offered for sale as a going concern – initially without success! The sale of the FMR business to the owners of John Ayrey Die-Casts was agreed towards the end of 2016 but was not completed until April 2017 after the necessary building alterations had been carried out at the new joint premises in Baildon. All the staff of FMR transferred to the new premises and continue to be helpfully and give knowledgeable serve our growing customer base. The shop is located on the first floor of the John Ayrey Die-Casts building, served by both stairs and a lift. It is open to the public six days a week Monday to Saturday In the shop you can browse a huge range of model railway items, plastic kits, tools, paint, etc. from all the main manufacturers and many not so well known. Help and advice is always available from the staff and a wide range of pre-owned items are always in stock. Finding Us From Shipley: Our Postcode is not recognised by some satnav systems. Please use BD17 7PY which gets you to the Halfway House pub nearby (see from Shipley for more details).
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