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64 High Street

The Butchers,opposite the Rose & Crown

By Norman Phillips

In 1849 Prime King was born in Arlsey, Beds. His father, Samuel King, was a master butcher. By 1861, Prime had moved to Ashwell and set up as a butcher in premises opposite the Rose & Crown. It is believed that the building behind the shop (in Gardner's Lane ) was the abbatoir. Prime and his wife Betsy ran the shop for over 20 years, but by 1891 Charlie F Postle had taken over the shop. The 1901 census shows Charlie Postle as a builder in Aspenden, so it is not known what happened to the butchers shop.

If anyone has any imformation on this, please contact the museum.

This page was added on 24/05/2012.

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