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Further down are Woolworth's and Dewhurst Butchers. West Street is the commercial heart of Fareham, described by Thackeray, who spent his school holidays here, as 'a dear little old Hampshire town'.

His father, grandfather, and great grandfather were all butchers, and held various council offices.

Largely rebuilt in 1860, this was known as the Butchers' Church because it was near to the Shambles. York's first fire engine was housed in the west chapel, which was known as Langton's Chantry.

The butcher's has become a shop selling paintings and engravings, the Bazaar is now Lucy Wilcox's cigarettes and sweets shop, but Parmley's Antiques is still in business.

By 1955 the old-established butchers, Singletons, had given way to Woodhouse's furniture shop.

Behind the Exchange was a multitude of com- mercial buildings, including the butchers' stalls known as the Shambles.

The village also had a butcher, another grocer, two boot makes, an undertaker, a plumber, two carpenters, a market gardener and bee keeper and an insurance agent, as well as the three public houses.

The wealthy Butchers' Guild once had a guildhall in this street; it was demolished in the 19th century.

The ground floor served as a row of individual butcher's booths - it is just possible to make out the meat hooks above the two windows on the left.

On the right, beyond the thatched cottage, is Goymer's pork butcher's shop, which closed c1950.

The secret recipe was devised by Margaret Hudson, daughter of the butcher who then owned the shop.

Collins the butchers (left) slaughtered its own animals on the premises. The shop also sold a wide range of groceries.

The white building, housing a café and a confectioners, was once a girl's school, while Astbury's was a butcher's shop, which was established in the 19th century.

In the centre is the Institute, and the shop with the blind down was F Bromley, a butcher's.

Two doors along to the right, Kennedy`s remains, and so does its neighbour Walters the butcher.

Butchers Row is on the left. The Sydney Harper building is now a travel agent. Note that next door is another tradesman called Prideaux.

Cliff's on the right seems to be privately occupied, once it was a butcher's.

On the extreme right is part of Eastmans Ltd the butcher's, which remained there until 1956.

Two public houses here, the Red Cow and the Butchers Arms, have a long history.

This picture looks towards Butchers Row. The shop fronts and the general street scene have changed considerably since this picture was taken. The Poultry Cross is just visible, left of centre.

Opposite is Woolworths, and then come the District Bank, T H Deville & Sons, butchers, and Dorothy Perkins, ladies' outfitters.

A rarity today would be the pork butchers' shop, on the right with the pram outside.

The family butcher has gone, but the house belonging to Miss Teasel, a well-known local character, still overlooks her pretty garden. The shed on the right is an engine workshop.

The tall brick building was Thomas Self, greengrocer and market gardener; to the left was Clement Poll, butcher.