Thorne’s of Leeds: From Mustard to Toffees
Thorne’s of Leeds: From Mustard to Toffees in Leeds on Wednesday, 18 November 2026, Check official times, at The Leeds Library. In the early 1980s Andrew Littlewood...

In the early 1980s Andrew Littlewood bought in Chesterfield an old tin and this led to him researching the story of Thorne’s toffee. Quaker Henry Thorne started business as a mustard miller and began experimenting with cocoa production, opening a works on Lady Lane, in Leeds. Contemporary with confectionery royalty Cadbury and Rowntree, Henry started ... Continued
- Date
- Wednesday, 18 November 2026
- Time
- Check official times
- Venue
- The Leeds Library
- Address
- 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, LS1 6AL
- Price
- From GBP 40