Joseph William Thornton 1870-1919 founder of "Thorntons" resided here at 64 Fitzwalter Rd with his family in 1911, the year he opened the first "Thorntons" shop at 159 Norfolk St Sheffield

see http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/nostalgia/blue_plaque_for_thornton_s_home_in_sheffield_1_3656286