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'RIP The Chestnut Man': Famous Yorkshire trader dies leaving behind his dog Albert
Yorkshire Post
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29/05/2025
The Chestnut Man Allan Jones has died its been announced on social media.
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The famous chestnut man has sadly died. Alan Jones, who took his barrow across
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Yorkshire, was popular amongst locals, becoming a bit of an institution,
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especially in Leeds, Wakefield and Barnsley.
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Hi Albert, you're the chestnut dog then? Yeah, he's about the seventh or eighth
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dog I've had. And how important is it for you to have your dog with you?
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They all know the dog, they all bring him chicken and sandwiches and pork pies. They never
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bring me nothing but they always think about the dog.
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What's the chestnut community like?
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Around here, I mean, what are they like? Yeah.
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They're nice people around here, you know, in Barnsley, they're very nice people in Barnsley,
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you know. I've been going there for about 30 odd years, you know.
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And I don't know if they ever was opening because of my
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