Tony was one of those very few people you come across in life who you could call ‘a true gentleman’. A quiet, unassuming and private man who cared deeply for his family. He was always ultra calm and patient and his creativity and practical skills always left me in awe particularly when it came to the train modelling! Although I didn’t see as much of him and Dulcie in more recent times, the Noble family were an important part of my growing up in Skipton and I’ve always considered them as my ‘surrogate’ family.

My greatest memories of Tony were from holidays in Switzerland I took with the family as a teenager, his beloved Rhatische Bahn and travelling on the Bernina Express. He also taught me to appreciate a good view and it’s fitting that I’ll be thinking of him whilst appreciating a view of the Severn estuary this evening. 

Tony will be deeply missed and mine and my family’s thoughts are with Dulcie, Mark, Helen, Natalie, Ol, Emily and Ella today. We shall raise a glass to his memory and celebrate his life tonight. With love, 

Ian, Julie, Charlie & Mia xx