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 miss ...

THE gemstone so often associated with the gloomy and elaborate mourning of the Victorian age is now just as likely to be found in cutting edge contemporary designs as a new generation discovers it ...

You are in: Tees > Places > Coast > Get with the Jet set Norman and his jet By Lee Johnson It’s black, shiny and you probably own some jewellery made from it, but what exactly is Whitby Jet? Norman ...

Whitby jet is known throughout Yorkshire, but can the town’s oldest surviving shop turn America on to Britain’s precious gemstone? Sarah Freeman reports. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

It was, after 180 million years, a very rapid decline. When W Hamond, Jet Manufacturers, opened its doors in Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast in 1860, the jet business was booming. Victorian ...