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Butchers
Most rural villages had a butcher, usually with cattle slaughtered on the premises. Chelveston was no exception and the former butcher’s shop is now known as the White House on the Kimbolton Rd. Cattle waiting for slaughter were kept in a field further up the Kimbolton Rd until they were needed, whilst sheep were kept in the paddock behind the Star & Garter.
According to local sources, there was a heavy iron ring set in the floor of one of the outbuildings to pull down the cattle before they were pole-axed. However, there are no remains of this.
1792 Thomas Achurch.
Census records - 1861 Gideon Colson. 1871 Gideon & John Thomas Colson. 1881 John Thomas Colson & Fredrick Newell (butcher’s boy). 1891 John Thomas Colson & James Robbins (butcher’s assistant).
1923 Jack James (also of High St South, Rushden). It is believed that Jack James was the last butcher until closure in 1936/7.
The butchers is now closed and is now a private dwelling.
Bakers
Similarly, bread was baked on the premises at the bakery at the top of Water Lane. The bakehouse ovens operated 7 days a week and were used on Sundays for the cooking of some of the villagers’ Sunday roasts!
1771 Thomas Green
Census records - 1841 William Knight. 1851 William Knight. 1861 William Knight. 1871 William Douglas Knight, Amos Eady & Edward Dickerson (assistant). 1881 William Douglas Knight & Fred Holyoak.
The bakery was part of the land sold to the trustees of the Working Mens Club in 1902, but was sold to the Lord of the Manor in 1908.
1910 Harry Hinson. 1930’s Ronald K Bull (John Eady was the delivery boy). 1940’s Mr Baldwin. 1945 Mr William (Bill) Allan (b:Glasgow) moved from London to purchase the bakery in February 1945. Married to Alice with two sons, Ken & Robert. The bakery was sold in August 1951. (Ted Eady was the delivery boy). 1951 Mr Lawrence (Mrs Lawrence was the daughter of Clarke Bakers of Stanwick). It is believed that the Lawrence's were the last bakers until closure in 1952.
The bakery is now closed and is now a private dwelling.
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