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ALL advertised delivery times start at the point of dispatch.
To avoid disappointment, priority will be given to premium delivery orders received by 12:00pm (10:00am for UPS) to achieve a Next Working Day service (Excludes: Saturdays, Sundays, ALL Bank Holidays and the period around Christmas and New Year).
For full details including conditions, please see our Shipping & Returns page.
Independent hardware shops are becoming rare as they fight to compete with out of town multiples. Partridges is different, it has expanded dramatically since the 1980s and continues to go from strength to strength.
Our History
Deeds to our property confirm that there has been an ironmongery business here since 1823. An Ironmonger and Iron founder Thomas Pritty acquired the brininess in 1823 from one Charles Pretty (possibly Pritty). Thomas ran the business until 1861 when he sold it to John Graham. After the death of John Graham in 1883, the business was left to his business partner Richard Crush Joslin. Sixteen years later in 1899, the business was leased to Henry Robert Taylor for 21 years at a price of £80 per annum. Richard died in 1900 leaving the business to his wife and brother. Eight years later, Henry Taylor bought the freehold and ran the business until 1929. The company was then sold to Maitland Walter Partridge and Daniel Partridge of Kersey. The partnership did not last long and dissolved in 1934. At this point, Maitland and his sister Edith registered the name M W PARTRIDGE & CO. In 1949 we became a limited company. Maitland died in 1969 and left the business to the company directors. Our current owner Keith Young of Cosford Properties acquired the company in 1984 from the three remaining directors, Frederick Thorpe, Frank Goymour and Leslie Pearson. Although the official trade name of our company is M W Partridge & Co Ltd, we are known locally as Partridges of Hadleigh.
We are open from 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Saturday.
Well worth a visit just to see a shop running in the old traditional way - it is often referred to as an Aladdin´s cave!
Hadleigh still has free parking.
Key to main picture:
1. A younger Maitland Walter Partridge sometime after purchasing the business from Henry Taylor. 2. Maitland in later years. 3. George Nichols (a long term employee) demonstrating a tractor. 4. The High Street End of our store in recent times
Don't like giving your card details over a secure internet connection?
Prefer to speak to another human?
Don't worry! We also welcome telephone sales.
Paying over the internet is arguably the safest way to pay for goods and services as long as the site has a Secure Connection and is PCI compliant. Our site is fully compliant, and made even more secure by using the "Redirect" method of payment gateways. This means you are transfered to either PayPal or Realex to enter your payment details then returned to us once your transaction is complete. We do not hold any card payment data on our web site server. BUT, if you are unsure or just wish to pay by phone, please phone us on (01473) 820517 and speak directly with our Internet Sales team.
N.B. If you prefer to place your order over the phone, we are unable to update you with the status of your order and tracking information if applicable. Due to extra administration, your order is not guaranteed for a Same Day dispatch and could even be delayed.
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