Abstract: A dispensing holder, for rotatably holding a toilet (or other) roll having an open-ended tubular core, comprises a base 14, a pair of roll supports 16 projecting cantilever fashion from the base, and, at the free end of each of the roll supports, a nose piece 18. Each nose piece comprises an elastomeric disc 32 and a stop element 34 abutting against the disc. The diameter of the elastomeric disc 32 is slightly greater than the inside diameter of the core, whereas the diameter of the stop element 34 is slightly less than the inside diameter of the core. This will permit a toilet roll to be pushed over and beyond the nose piece onto the roll support, and will prevent subsequent withdrawal of the roll from the roll support.