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Christopher Norton
Christopher Norton
Christopher Norton
Christopher Norton, Director and Co-Founder
Christopher Norton was brought up on a dairy farm in Oxfordshire, where his father, although a lawyer by profession, ran the Bellehatch herd of Friesians. After 3 years at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (where he met Tom Brooksbank), he joined Hobsons, at that time the country’s leading firm of pedigree auctioneers. After 10 years, he and Tom Brooksbank left Hobsons to set up their own partnership under the Norton & Brooksbank banner, which has now completed 25 years of business, during which time it has officiated at the majority of the leading sales of Holsteins in the UK. Like Tom, he is a past Chairman of the British Cattle Breeders Club.
Away from the cattle breeding world, his principal interest is horse racing and for the past 25 years he has acted as a steward on many racecourses including Ascot, Cheltenham, Epsom and Newbury. He is currently Chairman of the BHA Stewarding committee, which is responsible for the appointment and training of stewards, and is a Chairman of the BHA Disciplinary Panel.
Christopher Norton was brought up on a dairy farm in Oxfordshire, where his father, although a lawyer by profession, ran the Bellehatch herd of Friesians. After 3 years at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester (where he met Tom Brooksbank), he joined Hobsons, at that time the country’s leading firm of pedigree auctioneers. After 10 years, he and Tom Brooksbank left Hobsons to set up their own partnership under the Norton & Brooksbank banner, which has now completed 25 years of business, during which time it has officiated at the majority of the leading sales of Holsteins in the UK. Like Tom, he is a past Chairman of the British Cattle Breeders Club.
Away from the cattle breeding world, his principal interest is horse racing and for the past 25 years he has acted as a steward on many racecourses including Ascot, Cheltenham, Epsom and Newbury. He is currently Chairman of the BHA Stewarding committee, which is responsible for the appointment and training of stewards, and is a Chairman of the BHA Disciplinary Panel.
Our Next Auction Sale
MAY 22 - HAINES HILL SALE
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Comprising the complete dispersal of the entire first class, unregistered, NMR recorded herd, the property of Messrs A & E Godsall. These are top quality cattle of excellent type and commercial efficiency. The sale contains:-
The herd is fed TMR & summer grazing, 2x milked and averages 9,378kg 4.04F 3.16P. SCC rolling avg is 180 Calving from June – January to Jeeves, Isley, Junction or 55 to A-Angus. Sires include Coldsprings Hatley (11), Love (12), James, Moet Melody & Nansen, Leader (14), Reece, Dragon, Drake, Juniper, Rose Royce & Cogent Matisse & Desmond.
Also 2 Tractors (Renault & Ford), Landrover, Keenan 140, flotation tyres, Straw chopper, Kuhn MDS 935D, 53x Wilson cubicle divisions, mats, hedge trimmer, mowers, maize drill, bale squeeze, 10,400 litre Serap Bulk Tank, 12/24 Waikato parlour with meters, ACRs, cattle crush, volume washer, feed barriers, calf feeder, etc, etc
TUESDAY MAY 22
(10.30am – machinery first)
Home Farm, Haines Hill Estate, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire. RG10 0NA
200 HOLSTEINS
Tractors, dairy equipment, etc
(10.30am – machinery first)
Home Farm, Haines Hill Estate, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire. RG10 0NA
200 HOLSTEINS
Tractors, dairy equipment, etc
Comprising the complete dispersal of the entire first class, unregistered, NMR recorded herd, the property of Messrs A & E Godsall. These are top quality cattle of excellent type and commercial efficiency. The sale contains:-
- 129 cows and milking heifers in CUBICLES. 49 x 10,000kg+ cows
- 42 milkers giving 30kg or more daily
- 35 heifers due August > to the Aberdeen Angus or Isley
- 33 maiden heifers and calves at foot aged 10 months or less
The herd is fed TMR & summer grazing, 2x milked and averages 9,378kg 4.04F 3.16P. SCC rolling avg is 180 Calving from June – January to Jeeves, Isley, Junction or 55 to A-Angus. Sires include Coldsprings Hatley (11), Love (12), James, Moet Melody & Nansen, Leader (14), Reece, Dragon, Drake, Juniper, Rose Royce & Cogent Matisse & Desmond.
Also 2 Tractors (Renault & Ford), Landrover, Keenan 140, flotation tyres, Straw chopper, Kuhn MDS 935D, 53x Wilson cubicle divisions, mats, hedge trimmer, mowers, maize drill, bale squeeze, 10,400 litre Serap Bulk Tank, 12/24 Waikato parlour with meters, ACRs, cattle crush, volume washer, feed barriers, calf feeder, etc, etc