The spa town of Harrogate has long been recognised as a major centre for antiques and the arts and Morphets, situated in the heart of the town, is one of Harrogate’s longest established businesses The 1980s saw Morphets merging with William H Brown, the Lincolnshire based estate agency and later merging again with Royal Sun Alliance forming a nationwide network of estate agencies and auctioneers The Saleroom at Morphets Auctioneers Such was the growth of Morphets that in 1954 four senior members of staff were invited to become partners and in 1964 Horace ‘Bob’ Morphet retired leaving the firm under the direction of the three remaining partners to continue the success of the business