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Archives: Timeline Stories

2025 and The Future

The shop is still at the heart of Stockbridge, just as it has been since 1968. The values Mum and Dad started with — quality, honesty, and looking after the…
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Beef on the Bone

The nineties brought the infamous “beef on the bone” ban during the BSE scare. It was a worrying time for butchers, but we stood by our craft and our customers…
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New Trends, New Ideas

The seventies brought barbecues into fashion, and with them, a big boost to meat sales. Then came the Queen’s Silver Jubilee — the village asked us to cater on the…
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A Leap of Faith in Stockbridge

In 1968, Mum and Dad visited friends in Broadway. On their way through Winchester, they spotted a little butcher’s shop for sale in Stockbridge. Dad was just a roundsman at…
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The War Years

Then came Alan Robinson, our Grandad, who had the shop during the war. Times were tough — staff were called up, rations were strict, and meat was scarce. But butchers…
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Where It All Began

It all started with Thomas E. Robinson, our Great-Grandad, in Broadway, Worcestershire. He wasn’t just a butcher — he was a farmer, landowner, and what people back then proudly called…
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Tuesday: 7.00 to 4pm
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Thursday: 7.00 to 4pm
Friday: 06.30 to 5pm
Saturday: 06.30 to 4pm
Sunday: Closed

We close between 1 and 2 for lunch

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