Lewis the Butcher, Kineton, Warwickshire

Photograph taken 1896-1920 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BB98/02324

Fit as a butcher's dog? Almost proverbially, a dog has been attracted to the butcher's shop. Several cuts of meat are on display in the window. Before refrigeration was common people would have to buy their meat fresh every day from shops like this one.

Location

Warwickshire Kineton

Period

Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

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Customers buy seed at the Sutton's Seeds shop. The drawers behind the counter presumably hold seeds, while the cashier sits behind the counter to the right. A solid fuel heater stands in the centre of the floor.

Lewis the Butcher, Kineton, Warwickshire

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