Stella Pixton – Proprietress from 1972, originally set up Jurby Junk in a small building, which was the old armoury. She later moved into the much larger new buildings.
She has been featured in:
She has been featured in:
- Hopeful Traveller, Border TV
- Big Day Out, BBC TV
- Two’s Company, Sky TV
- Antiques Road Show, BBC TV
- Viewing for Leisure TV Website
- Henry Cole’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides of the World. (IOM)
Stella is a local artist and poet; you will find her work on display and for sale at the store. She is the daughter of Howard Pixton, a pioneer who gave Britain air supremacy by being the first British winner of the Schneider Trophy Air race in 1914.
Her son Robert Dallas, singer, songwriter, composed Enid Blyton’s ‘Famous 5’ and the ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ musical.
Jurby Books is now being reorganised, with the addition of many more books and extra help. This will hopefully give Stella more time to write, paint and maybe relax a little. The bookshops will be using the internet in the near future and site is under construction.