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2025 and The Future

Will October 9, 2025 No Comments
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

Will October 9, 2025 No Comments
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

Will October 9, 2025 No Comments
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

Will October 9, 2025 No Comments
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

Will September 22, 2025 No Comments
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

Will September 22, 2025 No Comments
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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Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 7.00 to 4pm
Wednesday: 7.00 to 4pm
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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