'RIP The Chestnut Man': Famous Yorkshire trader dies leaving behind his dog Albert

The Chestnut Man Allan Jones has died its been announced on social media.

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00:00The famous chestnut man has sadly died. Alan Jones, who took his barrow across

00:06Yorkshire, was popular amongst locals, becoming a bit of an institution,

00:11especially in Leeds, Wakefield and Barnsley.

00:16Hi Albert, you're the chestnut dog then? Yeah, he's about the seventh or eighth

00:21dog I've had. And how important is it for you to have your dog with you?

00:26They all know the dog, they all bring him chicken and sandwiches and pork pies. They never

00:30bring me nothing but they always think about the dog.

00:32What's the chestnut community like?

00:36Around here, I mean, what are they like? Yeah.

00:40They're nice people around here, you know, in Barnsley, they're very nice people in Barnsley,

00:44you know. I've been going there for about 30 odd years, you know.

00:56And I don't know if they ever was opening because of my