October 1, 2017|News
WHS at the Taste of Wickham 2017
Wickham History Society joined “Taste of Wickham” again this year with a display celebrating the ‘Butchers of Wickham’.
Did you know we can trace the first known butcher in Wickham back to 1398 ? He was called John Boucher (John the Butcher)!
There has been a butcher’s shop where Meon Valley Butcher’s is today for at least 180 years and probably longer. The first butcher we know trading there was Joseph Daysh in 1839.
We had a great response from Wickham villagers who identified most of the shops and staff shown in our old photos.
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We’d like to hear from you if you know any more about our butcher’s shops – for example Mr Cantle’s shop on Wickham Common/Southwick Road, Hemings Pork Butchers or Gastrells (where the Square Cow is now).