Have a butchers? Maybe Northampton

[TravelDog]

Hello,

The attached photo of a Butchers shop is stuck into a family photo album.

99% of the other photos are from Northampton UK - but we have no idea about this one or how we are connected.

Can anyone tell me if it’s from Northampton?

TD

[barryd]

For those without a totally 100 percent knowledge of the English language "have a butchers" means "take a look at". My first experience of the American language was "hang a Uee" whilst driving. Make a U-Turn.

[Ruskie]

Yes ... butcher’s hook = look. Rhyming slang.

U-ey, also Australian. I don’t know where it originated.

Regarding the location of the butcher’s shop, have you checked any trade directories?

[Ruskie]

There are a couple of butchers with the surname Woodland on the 1911 census. One is called Bowden - he is a journeyman butcher living in Camberwell, so doubtful this shop is his. Could be family though.

[mckha489]

In the 1885 electoral roll for Marylebone

John McLean, Tailor, has the front room on the first floor at 14 Gray street, Manchester Square, a 3 storey private house. Owned by F. Woodland, Butcher, Henrietta street, Manchester square.


In London censuses a Bowden Woodland b Dorset can be seen in the censuses working his way up the butchers trade 

1891 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QZVY-CT2

1901. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9CV-H4M

1911. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW51-DZW


Added, sorry Ruskie, I had typed that up, so posted.

[carol8353]

There's a Woodland's butchers in Peterborough,even today.

Peterborough was in Northants back then.

[chempat]

The shop has an number on the glass over the door.

Suggest you put the photo on a historic Northants facebook group, or similar, to see if they can identify the road/building.

e.g.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/northamptonphotos

[TravelDog]

For those without a totally 100 percent knowledge of the English language "have a butchers" means "take a look at". My first experience of the American language was "hang a Uee" whilst driving. Make a U-Turn.

Yes, a common English slang phrase derived from “Butchers Hook” = “take a look” 

[TravelDog]

Yes ... butcher’s hook = look. Rhyming slang.

U-ey, also Australian. I don’t know where it originated.

Regarding the location of the butcher’s shop, have you checked any trade directories?

Are good idea!

No - I’ve not looked at trade directories, I suppose that’s a library visit, which will have to wait for a while as we are in COVID quarantine.