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Butchers Collection (#9)

"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: At The Butchers

At The Butchers, Butcher, Slaughter, Slaughter Animals, Meat, Cuts Of Meat, Butcher Shop, Butchers Shop, Shop, Butchery, Slauthermen, SaUSAge, SaUSAge Making, Meat Cutter, Charcuterie

Background imageButchers Collection: A Question of Supply, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain

A Question of Supply, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Question of Supply, 1884. John Bull, the representative of the British people, tells the Duke of Richmond quite plainly that the proposed Cattle Bill should first

Background imageButchers Collection: The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel

The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. The demon butcher, with his hair styled into the shape of horns, stands in front of the animal carcasses declaring the price of beef

Background imageButchers Collection: British Food Rationing, First World War, 1918

British Food Rationing, First World War, 1918
Diagram showing the weekly butchers meat ration allowed for an adult (with children receiving half the amount). Rationing was introduced at the end of World War One when ships carrying food

Background imageButchers Collection: Smithfield Meat Market

Smithfield Meat Market
Overview of Smithfield Meat Market, London, showing a brisk trade for the meat carcasses hanging from hooks. Date: 1903

Background imageButchers Collection: High Street, Freemantle, Western Australia

High Street, Freemantle, Western Australia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageButchers Collection: Three men outside shop, Spain

Three men outside shop, Spain
Three men seated on the window sill of a butchers shop in Spain. circa 1970

Background imageButchers Collection: Victorian Scrap -- Butcher

Victorian Scrap -- Butcher. late 19th century

Background imageButchers Collection: Calais, France - Notre Dame Church

Calais, France - Notre Dame Church, with a butchers shop on the left. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageButchers Collection: The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Scraps

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Scraps
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Scraps the Butcher. circa 1910

Background imageButchers Collection: Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist

Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist
Unidentified London Street Scene - Butchers (London Central Meat Company Limited) and C. Crowe Ladies and Gents Hairdresser and Tobacconist. Date: circa 1920

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers Gate, Londonderry

Butchers Gate, Londonderry - a view through the gate with people on top to a clothes shop beyond. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Londonderry). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageButchers Collection: Les Halles market, Paris, France

Les Halles market, Paris, France
Men at work in Les Halles, the fresh meat market in the centre of Paris, not long before it was closed and demolished to make way for a modern shopping mall. Date: circa 1971

Background imageButchers Collection: The Meet by Harold C. Earnshaw

The Meet by Harold C. Earnshaw
Cartoon showing a young butchers boy with his tray of meat surrounded by a crowd of hopeful looking dogs. 1917

Background imageButchers Collection: Donkey and butchers van, Northern, France

Donkey and butchers van, Northern, France Date: 1980s

Background imageButchers Collection: Mastaba of Irukaptah. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Irukaptah. Saqqara. Egypt
Mastaba of Irukaptah. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. Relief depicting a sailing boat navigating on the Nile. Saqqara. Egypt

Background imageButchers Collection: Cheery Families - Mr Bull the Butcher

Cheery Families - Mr Bull the Butcher. 1890s

Background imageButchers Collection: Cheery Families - Miss Bull the Butchers Daughter

Cheery Families - Miss Bull the Butchers Daughter. 1890s

Background imageButchers Collection: Cheery Families - Mrs Bull the Butchers Wife

Cheery Families - Mrs Bull the Butchers Wife. 1890s

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers boy and housemaid on a comic Christmas card

Butchers boy and housemaid on a comic Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageButchers Collection: SCHMIDTs BUTCHERS 1900

SCHMIDTs BUTCHERS 1900
The Schmidt family stand proudly in the doorway of their famous butchers shop, Deutsche Wurstfabrik etc. A taste of Germany in London. Date: early 1900s

Background imageButchers Collection: Horsemeat Butcher, Paris

Horsemeat Butcher, Paris
La boucherie chevaline: French horse butcher, with red striped awning Date: 1930

Background imageButchers Collection: Stationery, Crowle & Moss, Truro, Cornwall

Stationery, Crowle & Moss, Truro, Cornwall
Stationery, Crowle & Moss, Pork Butchers, Bacon Curers, and Lard Refiners, 8 Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall, with handwritten details. 1916

Background imageButchers Collection: East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio, USA

East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio, USA
View of East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageButchers Collection: Illustrations of a black dog by Cecil Aldin

Illustrations of a black dog by Cecil Aldin
Illustrations of a black dog called Caro, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here getting hold of meat and sausages in a butchers shop. Date: 1932

Background imageButchers Collection: Wartime Hunting - a day with the suburban hounds (rationing)

Wartime Hunting - a day with the suburban hounds (rationing)
Humorous drawing by H. H. Harris commenting on rationing in Britain in 1918 using the metaphor of hunting. Lord Rhondda, who served as Food Controller, is Master of the Hounds

Background imageButchers Collection: No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915

No. 2: People We Don t Envy by George Studdy, 1915
No. II: The Army Service Corps subaltern compelled to deliver a lecture on Supplies to a contingent of men recruited from grocers, butchers, provision dealers etc. Date: 1915

Background imageButchers Collection: Shopfront of Shulers butchers, 45 rue Turenne

Shopfront of Shulers butchers, 45 rue Turenne, Paris, circa 1800.. Handcolored lithograph from Hector-Martin Lefuels Parisian Stores of the First Empire, Paris, Albert Morance, 1925

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers Guild Hall, Hildesheim, Germany

Butchers Guild Hall, Hildesheim, Germany
Butchers Guild Hall (Knochenhauer-Amtshaus), Hildesheim, Germany, a 16th century half-timbered building. Date: circa 1908

Background imageButchers Collection: LFB firefighters in whaler race, River Thames

LFB firefighters in whaler race, River Thames
LFB firefighters crew in a whaler race for the Fishmongers Cup, posing for their photo on the River Thames, 27 September 1958

Background imageButchers Collection: Iranian Butchers

Iranian Butchers
Meat salesmen in Iran. Date: 1930s

Background imageButchers Collection: Butchers stall at Castle Market, Sheffield, 2010

Butchers stall at Castle Market, Sheffield, 2010
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: c03601

Background imageButchers Collection: The Two Patriotic Duchesss on their Canvass, 1784 (engraving)

The Two Patriotic Duchesss on their Canvass, 1784 (engraving)
XJF473767 The Two Patriotic Duchesss on their Canvass, 1784 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageButchers Collection: Album of the Siege of Paris, Maison Debos, boulevard Haussmann (pen & brown ink wash

Album of the Siege of Paris, Maison Debos, boulevard Haussmann (pen & brown ink wash
XIR414940 Album of the Siege of Paris, Maison Debos, boulevard Haussmann (pen & brown ink wash & pencil on paper) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 16.9x23.1 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageButchers Collection: Escheape Market, after an original drawing from c. 1598 (engraving)

Escheape Market, after an original drawing from c. 1598 (engraving)
XJF384025 Escheape Market, after an original drawing from c.1598 (engraving) by English School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageButchers Collection: The Butcher, published 1746 (engraving) (b / w photo)

The Butcher, published 1746 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF365352 The Butcher, published 1746 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: satirical image of William Augustus)

Background imageButchers Collection: At the butchers, butcher, slaughter, slaughter animals, meat, cuts of meat, butcher shop

At the butchers, butcher, slaughter, slaughter animals, meat, cuts of meat, butcher shop, butchers shop, shop, butchery, slauthermen, sausage, sausage making, meat cutter, charcuterie

Background imageButchers Collection: Franco-Prussian War: The new, set up by the urban authorities and besieged by the crowd

Franco-Prussian War: The new, set up by the urban authorities and besieged by the crowd, Butchers, France

Background imageButchers Collection: The Sunday Market, London (engraving)

The Sunday Market, London (engraving)
XJF2920756 The Sunday Market, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageButchers Collection: Hunting the Bull, 1817 (colour etching)

Hunting the Bull, 1817 (colour etching)
XCF290948 Hunting the Bull, 1817 (colour etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Bull as a bull caught between the extremes of the radical orators)

Background imageButchers Collection: Peasant wedding by the butchers of Vienna for Emperor Matthias, 1613, Jan Luyken

Peasant wedding by the butchers of Vienna for Emperor Matthias, 1613, Jan Luyken, Pieter van der Aa I, 1698

Background imageButchers Collection: 17th century buildings on Aldgate High Street, London

17th century buildings on Aldgate High Street, London. Date: circa 1907

Background imageButchers Collection: Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong

Market Reports illustrated - Game - Supply Strong. A Fair clearance was effected! A Butcher scares away his customers (a rather well-heeled family)

Background imageButchers Collection: Two butchers proudly display their products

Two butchers proudly display their products
United States: December 17, 1915. Two butchers proudly display their products

Background imageButchers Collection: The Bakery

The Bakery, The Butchers, The Shoemaker, 19th Century Lithograph, Bread, Oven, Fire, Baker, Bake, Flour, Baked, Boots, Leather, Craft, Shoe, Hammer, Tool, Handcraft, Handwork, Craftsman, Soles

Background imageButchers Collection: Franco-Prussian War: The new, set up by the urban authorities and besieged by the crowd

Franco-Prussian War: The new, set up by the urban authorities and besieged by the crowd, Butchers, France

Background imageButchers Collection: Spain, Catalonia, three types of Catalan sausage, from left, Butifarra blanca

Spain, Catalonia, three types of Catalan sausage, from left, Butifarra blanca, Butifarra negra and Fuet

Background imageButchers Collection: Partially plucked poultry, Duck, Turkey, Goose and Guinea Fowl, close up

Partially plucked poultry, Duck, Turkey, Goose and Guinea Fowl, close up




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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.