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Butchers Collection (#6)

"Butchers: Masters of the Meaty Craft" Step into a world where succulent cuts and savory flavors reign supreme. From the whimsical illustrations of "Fat Geese

Background imageButchers Collection: Meat Market, from the pair Meat Market and Vegetable Market, ca. 1575-1608. ca

Meat Market, from the pair Meat Market and Vegetable Market, ca. 1575-1608. ca
Meat Market, from the pair Meat Market and Vegetable Market, ca. 1575-1608

Background imageButchers Collection: Postillon Guesthouse and butchers shop - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Postillon Guesthouse and butchers shop - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a ski town/resort in Bavaria, southern Germany. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageButchers Collection: Small Grocery Store Date: 1948

Small Grocery Store Date: 1948

Background imageButchers Collection: smithfield clubs club christmas cattle cows cow

smithfield clubs club christmas cattle cows cow
Uncarting the cattle at the Baker-Street Bazaar. Date: 1856

Background imageButchers Collection: DEAD CATS IN BUTCHERS

DEAD CATS IN BUTCHERS
A butcher, planning to use cat meat as a cheap alternative, tells a distraught cat owner: No madame, I have no idea where your pet cat can have got to! Date: 1870

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers Boy

Butchers Boy
A butchers boy making a delivery. Date: circa 1870

Background imageButchers Collection: Errand Boy

Errand Boy
London characters: when you go shopping, you dont have to carry your purchases home, the ERRAND BOY does that, like this butchers boy carrying your uncovered Sunday joint. Date: circa 1870

Background imageButchers Collection: PHOTOGRAPHING POULTERER

PHOTOGRAPHING POULTERER
The Festive Season - A Proud Moment: the shopkeeper of a poulterers/butchers is photographed standing in front of his shop while passers-by look on Date: 1883

Background imageButchers Collection: Newgate during the week of Christmas 1866

Newgate during the week of Christmas 1866
Busy Newgate during the week of Christmas. Date: 1866

Background imageButchers Collection: Metropolitan poultry market 1884

Metropolitan poultry market 1884
Saturday night in the Metropolitan poultry market. Date: 1884

Background imageButchers Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20122270

EyeUbiquitous_20122270
Slovenia, Ljubljana, Butchers Bridge over the Ljubljanica River with many love locks on its railings

Background imageButchers Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20101040

EyeUbiquitous_20101040
Greece, Attica, Athens, Central Market, Display of meat on butchers stall in covered market

Background imageButchers Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20117899

EyeUbiquitous_20117899
England, Merseyside, Bootle, Dog at Butchers window eyeing up meat and sausages

Background imageButchers Collection: The Triumph of Sentiment, January 15, 1787. January 15, 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

The Triumph of Sentiment, January 15, 1787. January 15, 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Triumph of Sentiment, January 15, 1787

Background imageButchers Collection: Madam Blubber On Her Canvass, April 22, 1784. April 22, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Madam Blubber On Her Canvass, April 22, 1784. April 22, 1784. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Madam Blubber On Her Canvass, April 22, 1784

Background imageButchers Collection: A Butcher, January 1, 1790. January 1, 1790. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

A Butcher, January 1, 1790. January 1, 1790. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
A Butcher, January 1, 1790

Background imageButchers Collection: Plate 15, Outlines of Figures, Landscapes and Cattle... for the Use of Learners, Ju

Plate 15, Outlines of Figures, Landscapes and Cattle... for the Use of Learners, Ju
Plate 15, Outlines of Figures, Landscapes and Cattle...for the Use of Learners, June 1, 1790

Background imageButchers Collection: The Hopes of the Family, or Miss Marrowfat at Home for the Holidays, 1809-13. 1809-13

The Hopes of the Family, or Miss Marrowfat at Home for the Holidays, 1809-13. 1809-13
The Hopes of the Family, or Miss Marrowfat at Home for the Holidays, 1809-13

Background imageButchers Collection: The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, February 8, 1808. February 8, 1808

The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, February 8, 1808. February 8, 1808
The Art of Ingeniously Tormenting, February 8, 1808

Background imageButchers Collection: Hallal meat, Lyon, France, Europe

Hallal meat, Lyon, France, Europe

Background imageButchers Collection: Fly Market, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel

Fly Market, 1870s. Creator: William P. Chappel
Fly Market, 1870s

Background imageButchers Collection: Jewish Butchers - Aldgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Jewish Butchers - Aldgate, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Jewish Butchers-Aldgate, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers in street, Dublin

Butchers in street, Dublin
Two butchers carry lamb carcasses on their shoulders down a market street in Dublin, Ireland Date: 1990

Background imageButchers Collection: Halal butcher, Kashmir

Halal butcher, Kashmir
Halal Muslim butcher cuts pieces of meat in his butchers shop in Srinagar, Kashmir. He squats beside his butchers block, holds a large cleaver and looks directly at the camera Date: 1986

Background imageButchers Collection: The Great Butchers Hall or Groot Vleeshuis, Ghent, Belgium

The Great Butchers Hall or Groot Vleeshuis, Ghent, Belgium

Background imageButchers Collection: A Trastevere Butcher, Rome (oil on canvas)

A Trastevere Butcher, Rome (oil on canvas)
898964 A Trastevere Butcher, Rome (oil on canvas) by Lebel, Edmond (1834-1908); 98x124 cm; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: Un boucher du TrastevAeAšre (Rome)

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers and other shops on the Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900

Butchers and other shops on the Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900
Butchers and other shops at 25-31 Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey, London, 1900. A foot is visible in the middle of the road where a pedestrian was crossing

Background imageButchers Collection: Clare Market, Westminster, London, 1815. Artist: George Shepherd

Clare Market, Westminster, London, 1815. Artist: George Shepherd
Clare Market, Westminster, London, 1815. View of Clare Market at the back of Portugal Row, showing figures in front of the vegetable sellers and two butchers stalls

Background imageButchers Collection: Buildings in Long Lane, Smithfield, City of London, 1852

Buildings in Long Lane, Smithfield, City of London, 1852. Including the Good Intent coffee house and a butchers shop

Background imageButchers Collection: Leadenhall Market, City of London, 1814. Artist

Leadenhall Market, City of London, 1814. Artist
Leadenhall Market, City of London, 1814. View of Leadenhall Market, with carcasses hung from hooks on the left, figures on the street and at windows and sheep on the right

Background imageButchers Collection: 76 Aldgate High Street, London, c1860. Artist: JL Stewart

76 Aldgate High Street, London, c1860. Artist: JL Stewart
76 Aldgate High Street, London, c1860. No 76 Aldgate High Street, known as the palace of Prince Henry and adjacent buildings, including JW Archer and Hickinbotham, butchers

Background imageButchers Collection: London Market; a butchers shop, 1822. Artist: Matthew Dubourg

London Market; a butchers shop, 1822. Artist: Matthew Dubourg
London Market, 1822; showing an interior and exterior view of a butchers shop. Outside the shop a butcher is displaying his meat which has been decorated with holly while inside the shop a butcher

Background imageButchers Collection: Four views of architectural features on buildings in Cloth Fair, Smithfield, City of London, 1800

Four views of architectural features on buildings in Cloth Fair, Smithfield, City of London, 1800. The top right hand view is possibly a butchers shop

Background imageButchers Collection: St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate, London, 1736. Artist: William Henry Toms

St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate, London, 1736. Artist: William Henry Toms
St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate, London, 1736. West view of St Ethelburga-the-Virgin, with a butchers shop, outside of which a man is chopping meat

Background imageButchers Collection: Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist

Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
Home Farm Products Ltd butchers shop front, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The front of the shop in Cumberland Street. The photograph was taken for the Ulster Bacon company for a publicity shot in

Background imageButchers Collection: The new metric system of buying food, Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966

The new metric system of buying food, Stocksbridge, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. A mother and two children have the new metric sytem explained to them at a tradittional butchers shop in

Background imageButchers Collection: The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist

The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The meat counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969

Background imageButchers Collection: Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist

Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Danish Bacon May Fare shop display, Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1964. A shopkeeper in the South Yorkshire town of Wath upon Dearne explains the May offer from Danish Bacon

Background imageButchers Collection: Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist

Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Interior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. The interior of shop before its renovation. A good example of a postwar shop interior

Background imageButchers Collection: Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist

Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Exterior of the Butchery Department, Barnsley Co-op, South Yorkshire, 1956

Background imageButchers Collection: Dressing meat for sale, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters

Dressing meat for sale, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Dressing meat for sale, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. At Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Background imageButchers Collection: Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters

Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Schonhuts butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. showing an 800LB weighing scale, 1955. View inside Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh, near Rotherham

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters

Butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Interior of Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh near Rotherham

Background imageButchers Collection: Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist

Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Window of George Schonhuts butchers shop, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1955. Shop window display showing a traditional range of meat products and a range of continental

Background imageButchers Collection: Interior of a butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters

Interior of a butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist: Michael Walters
Interior of a butchery factory, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, 1955. View inside Schonhuts butchery factory in the village of Rawmarsh near Rotherham showing pig carcasses hanging on meathooks

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist

Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Artist
Butchers standing next to their shop window display, South Yorkshire, 1955. Mr George Schonhut standing with two of his employees next to their shop window display in South Yorkshire

Background imageButchers Collection: End of rationing, meat and bacon on sale at the Barnsley Co-op butchers, South Yorkshire, 1954

End of rationing, meat and bacon on sale at the Barnsley Co-op butchers, South Yorkshire, 1954. In 1954, threstrictions on the sale of meat and bacon were lifted

Background imageButchers Collection: New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist

New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
New Co-op central butchers department, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1957. Customers survey the produce on offer in the newly refurbished department




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"Butchers: Masters of the Meaty Craft" Step into a world where succulent cuts and savory flavors reign supreme. From the whimsical illustrations of "Fat Geese. " by Lawson Wood to the bustling Butchers Shop on High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, we delve into the rich history and vibrant culture surrounding butchery. Notting Hill Gate and Coronet Theatre in West London stand as witnesses to the enduring presence in our communities. For over half a century, Teesside they have been serving their loyal customers with expertise and passion since circa 1972. The artistry of John Varley I comes alive in his masterpiece depicting St. Alkmunds, Shrewsbury in 1801 (1938). The scene captures not only the architectural beauty but also hints at the integral role that butchers played in providing sustenance for local residents. Travel back to Lambeth in 1872 through Smith's brushstrokes capturing "Sunday Morning in the New Cut. " Here, amidst bustling streets, we catch glimpses of butcher shops catering to hungry patrons seeking nourishment for their families. A view from Upper Baker Street transports us to Marylebone's lively atmosphere. This snapshot showcases how they were an essential part of daily life - ensuring fresh produce was readily available for all. Smithfield Market takes center stage with bears hanging high above stalls filled with prime cuts. In this iconic photograph from 1906, we witness both tradition and innovation coexisting harmoniously within this historical hub. Marvel at a skilled butcher standing proudly behind his shop window adorned with an array of mouthwatering meat products. His craftsmanship is evident as he entices passersby with tantalizing displays fit for any culinary adventure. Leadenhall Market radiates festive cheer as Christmas poultry steals the spotlight on December 19th, 1924.