Historical information
Early photo of Procter & Son Butchers shop c. 1880. West end of High St Charlton. Built as a single fronted, two storey building in September 1880 and extended to triple fronted building in 1884 by C. Procter. The business was previously further west in High Street in one of Peter Johnson's weatherboard shops.
Physical description
Mounted, unframed photo of Procter's Butcher shop. Four people standing in front of shop, two men wearing aprons, a boy and a woman. A horse is tied to a pole in front of the shop. There are many animal carcasses haning in front of the shop
References
- Charlton Celebrating 150 years 1863 - 2013 ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-646-90168-8 p75 p.81, Reference to early store for Procter and Sons