Mr Clement Groombridge opened a butcher’s shop in the Broadway, next to the Public Hall, in 1923 and he can be seen above, standing in the doorway, along with his two members of staff on the right. The lad in the darker overalls is Alf Bush; one of the future partners of the Bush Brothers building firm. The shop is well-presented with hanging lamps; a pot plant adds a final touch. This is the height of modernity, not only can you “telephone from here” (hanging sign on the right of the picture), but your meat is protected by refrigeration (as described by the sign in the window):
“Frigidaire safeguards the food you buy here”
Mr Robert Nichols, local author, recalls going to the butcher’s shop on a daily errand for his mother:
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I remember Miss Groombridge who was a local midwife in Hadleigh. Must be same family I would think.
Is this the shop which was later on owned by Redmills at the end of 2nd World War which was near Yeaxlees?
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