W Hamond is the oldest jet shop in Whitby and as it celebrates its 160th anniversary, Sarah Freeman discovers how the black stuff has now caught the eye of Fabergé. Daytrippers to Whitby rarely ...

The shop reopened this week after a 150th anniversary refurbishment, and by Easter there will be tea rooms and the largest piece of Whitby jet found in years (21ft) in the window. In fact ...

He also has other jet shops in the town, including the very swish new Whitby Jet Store, Robert and Victoria, CW Sellors and Araucaria. Araucaria is the name of the monkey puzzle tree which was ...

‘It began to revive in the 1980s. People became more interested in locally produced goods: Whitby jet and Derbyshire blue john are Britain’s only native gemstones.’ Today, there are 15 shops selling ...

And “Whitby jet is definitely in the running for the best jet in the world,” explained Steele, who also co-owns Ebor Jetworks, an historic jet workshop and retail shop in the town. Whitby jet ...