Is my memory deceiving me, or was there a horsemeat shop on Blonk Street at one time? And oddly enough, somewhere in the vicinity was a leather shop! He made saddles!

There were two saddlers in 1948
F.J.MARSDEN 43 Blonk st.
Fred KELK 82 Blonk st.
can remember the stone horse head in the wall above one of them.
The only horse meat dealer I can remember was down the Moor
was it Hereford Street, Herbert Thomas dead horse and donkey buyer, can remember demolishing his shop.

Originally posted by Texas
Is my memory deceiving me, or was there a horsemeat shop on Blonk Street at one time? And oddly enough, somewhere in the vicinity was a leather shop! He made saddles!
LOL

he prolly sold saddles from the horses he chopped up

Hi
I know there was a horse meat shop somewhere near Brammer Lane because my Dad used to buy it for our dog.
I never went with him tho so not exacty sure where.
I think it was there up to about 1949/50. After that I'm not sure.
hazel

There was a horse meat shop just a bit higher up from Lowfields school, it then changed to James cycle shop I think it was, that was before they moved to Brammall Lane,we used to pass it on our way to Highfields Library,and it smelt so bad I used to hold my nose.

I distinctly remember a shop that sold Horsemeat , somewhere on Attercliffe Common----can't be exact . Strangely enough it said in brackets , " Fit for Human Consumption ". Can't have been too re-assuring for any potential customer , can it ?
I understand in France and some other countries that horsemeat is regarded like beef and why not ? We eat pigs , hens , rabbits and the offal of many of these animals so how can we turn up our noses at horsemeat ? Always puzzled me that .

I was told we had horsemeat occasionally during the war, probably from that shop Applegrim mentioned, - not as joints or steaks but used in meat and potato pie.

I believe that for human consumption horses had to be killed and butchered at the council abbatoir, under the same hygene conditions as cattle, sheep and pigs. For dog food horses could be processed at a 'knacker's yard'.

I tried horse meat steak , tasted like good quality beef,

mmmmmm, where's me knife and fork i'm off to Ascot.

I think the horse meat shop down Attercliffe was two doors away from Boldocks (the fishmonger)

Used to be a horse meat shop at darnall terminus, often sent there for meat during the war and we never had a cat or dog,
perhaps thats why l galloped everywhere.

My grandfather used to follow the rag & bone man round pitsmoor when he was a lad. Carrying a knife & fork & wearing a bib. When I asked him why? he always used to say "well if the horse drops dead I can get a free meal"

there was a horse meat shop on Duke st. during the war.When i was on afternoons i went each week and joined a long queue all wanting horse meat.you coulnd,nt tell the difference except that the fat was yellow

Well it seems like the memory's playing tricks! One thing kingfisher, you're right about the fat on horsemeat, it is yellow.

THERE WAS A HORSEMEAT SHOP ON INFIRMARY RD NEAR THE KELVIN AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THERE TILL THE KELVIN WAS DEMOLISHED.

Wasn't there one on Dixon Lane?

Herbert Thomas had 2 horsemeat shops in Sheffield - up till the 1960's. After that he sold horsemeat for dogs from his home in Pitsmoor.
He never sold Donkey meat - the family was very superstitious and he would not kill a Donkey because of the cross on its back!
He died in 1993 after moving to Derbyshire - his wife is still alive at 90.

He never sold Donkey meat

Accept my apologies,

Herbert Thomas,
Horse flesh dealer,
28, Hereford Street.

It was some time ago poss late 70's when we demolished
Hereford Street,
was it his shop with the tile mural of farm animals on the walls?

The shop with the mural was the regular butcher's shop across the road. The were two more shops belonging to Herbert Thomas - one in meadow street and one in duke street and another one somewhere selling 'knacker'meat (no fit for human consumption). This had to be dyed green.

The were two other family businesses selling horsemeat with several shops each.

Horsemeat was necessary during both world wars - there being a shortage of food in general. The army used to take their horses to be killed regularly - apparantly they were unfit after having been in battle. I know he bitterley regretted having to kill some of them, he was not a cruel man and I believe he would have chosen a different career if it was not for the 'family' business.

HMMMMMMMM horse meat :gag: :gag:

The shop with the mural was the regular butcher's shop across the road.
I think this may have gone to the museum, seem to remember them having something to do with it.
Still trying to picture Hereford st. as it was, remember a pub same side as Herbert's, also a hairdressers.

Originally posted by PoStMaN
HMMMMMMMM horse meat :gag: :gag:

That award winning top restaurant [I forget the name of it] was serving squirrel last week :rolleyes:

I know another Horsemeat shop, not been open long, It's called Mor**son's. We just had our Sunday dinner and that's where we got the joint from. We did not ask for Horsemeat but I am pretty sure we got it. And after dinner I said to the wife was that supposed to be beef and she said "neigh " and galloped into the kitchen.

Originally posted by Fareast
I distinctly remember a shop that sold Horsemeat , somewhere on Attercliffe Common----can't be exact . Strangely enough it said in brackets , " Fit for Human Consumption ". Can't have been too re-assuring for any potential customer , can it ?
I understand in France and some other countries that horsemeat is regarded like beef and why not ? We eat pigs , hens , rabbits and the offal of many of these animals so how can we turn up our noses at horsemeat ? Always puzzled me that . think it was next to the horse and jockey

Originally posted by depoix
think it was next to the horse and jockey
No it was under the Saddle.

Originally posted by Fareast
I distinctly remember a shop that sold Horsemeat , somewhere on Attercliffe Common----can't be exact . Strangely enough it said in brackets , " Fit for Human Consumption ". Can't have been too re-assuring for any potential customer , can it ?
I understand in France and some other countries that horsemeat is regarded like beef and why not ? We eat pigs , hens , rabbits and the offal of many of these animals so how can we turn up our noses at horsemeat ? Always puzzled me that .
when the war was my dad worked at brown baileys
he got some horse meat from that shop must have been near the top of newhaall road it was like a dark blue in color
cant remember what it taste like

i remember a horsemeat shop in spital hill(what a name)We used to queue up to get some it was the only meat we could get, and that was well past the war.Yes the French do eat it all the time its classed as a delicacy.Sometimes we could even get two eggs also,how goods that.:clap:

Yes I can remember the one on Attercliffe Common....between Newhall Road and Clay Street. Nearer to Clay St and I think the pub WAS the Horse and Jocky.....
Next or next but one to Boldocks where I used to get a pennorth of crab claws. I can smell them now....
:D

I think the horse meat shop was also owned by Boldocks.
My friends father used to run the fish shop in the mid 50s.
His name was Bert 'Tiny' Hayes

Hi Glen,

I always thought that there was a horsemeat shop up Spital Hill but Texas should know. I know there was a tripe shop up there, but tripe shops are another subject entirely

Of course, there was Mattock's at the corner of Spital Hill and Brambers Street. One of the best regular butchers shops in the city. Does anybody remember Mattocks making their deliveries by Horse and Trap?

There was another horsemeat shop on Meadow Street during the second world war. I’m not knocking the stuff, but whoever thinks it tasted like good quality beef should see his doctor about his tastebuds. It had no taste at all and it was crap! Another good reason for not joining the European Union! They all like horsemeat over there!

Retep is right, it is like good quality beef. Rich and very tender. I live in France and eat horsemeat fairly regularly. Maybe peterw had a bad cut. During the war, they probably would have used every bit of flesh they could.

quote=peterw
I’m not knocking the stuff, but whoever thinks it tasted like good quality beef should see his doctor about his tastebuds. It had no taste at all and it was crap!

Nowt wrong wi mi taste buds, if tha dunt know how to cook everything will be tasteless.
or perhaps yer were tryin t eyt ooves.

Oh! It had to be cooked did it? Thanks for the tip but I don’t think I’ll bother!

I remember that shop in Hereford st it was almost opposite Dirty Dicks cafe,
my very first job was rummbling the potatos for the dinners the next day,
I seem to recall a few complaints about the meat,mmmm i wonder????

Sweetdexters right about the shop on Attercliffe, I think it was situated between Boldocks fish shop and Wagstaffs newsagents. We lived just round the corner on Bright Street.

Used to be a horse meat shop at darnall terminus, often sent there for meat during the war and we never had a cat or dog,
perhaps thats why l galloped everywhere.

did you have a permit to **** in the street

did you have a permit to **** in the street

Mond tues, wed on the right hand side of the pavement,left hand side rest of the week.

When things were tight Me gram said she used to give horsemeat to the workmen that lodged at her place and if me Ma or her brothers and sisters got to find out they would pretend to ride horses while the men were eating it. (cracked me up that !!)

Me gram said they never did cotton on.

I think there was one in Crooks, next to where Noahs Ark is now.

Is my memory deceiving me, or was there a horsemeat shop on Blonk Street at one time? And oddly enough, somewhere in the vicinity was a leather shop! He made saddles!
yes the saddlers shop was the first round the corner from the Wicker

Is my memory deceiving me, or was there a horsemeat shop on Blonk Street at one time? And oddly enough, somewhere in the vicinity was a leather shop! He made saddles!
there was one on spital hill justabove the pub onthe corner of carlisle during the war cant remember the pubs name sold that lovely drink golden mead

The Horsemeat shop on Attercliffe common was managed by my lovely Aunty Emily Prescott during WW2 and I'm sure I remember her saying it was owned by Baldocks. She fed us well whenever we visited. Don't tell my grandkids though, they love horses.

Yes I can remember the one on Attercliffe Common....between Newhall Road and Clay Street. Nearer to Clay St and I think the pub WAS the Horse and Jocky.....
Next or next but one to Boldocks where I used to get a pennorth of crab claws. I can smell them now....
:D
Hi Joan
there was a horse flesh dirs at 853 Attercliffe road - WOODROW just after
Clay street. 851 was the TRAMCAR INN
853 BUTCHERS -woodrow then became BOLDOCKS
853 HORSE FLESH DIRS
857 HARRIS- CONFECTIONERS
859 PIERRPOINTS GREENGROCERS [the other shop was at 753 Attercliffe common at the end of worksop road]

used to be on one near wicker arches couple of doors up from the cinema before balford and darwins.

I distinctly remember a shop that sold Horsemeat , somewhere on Attercliffe Common----can't be exact . Strangely enough it said in brackets , " Fit for Human Consumption ". Can't have been too re-assuring for any potential customer , can it ?
I understand in France and some other countries that horsemeat is regarded like beef and why not ? We eat pigs , hens , rabbits and the offal of many of these animals so how can we turn up our noses at horsemeat ? Always puzzled me that .
my dad worked a t brown bailys and he brought some home one day it was a blue color

Is my memory deceiving me, or was there a horsemeat shop on Blonk Street at one time? And oddly enough, somewhere in the vicinity was a leather shop! He made saddles!

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the horse meat shop on Heeley Bottom about six shops along from the 'Colly' picture house.It was certainly there before and during the war.When we passed it my mum always used to tell us to hold our nose but to me it always looked as if it had a strong customer base.Incidentally,whilst on the subject of strange food I recall joining a queue outside Liptons also on Heeley Bottom and in those days if you saw a queue outside a food shop you joined it regardless of what it might turn out to be.As I got closer to the door I saw a board which said 'Eggs - no coupons' so I carried on and when I reached the counter they turned out to be gulls eggs (green and spotted). Needless to say my dad had them for his tea that night!

used to be on one near wicker arches couple of doors up from the cinema before balford and darwins.
I lived in the wicker & I can`t remember that one.The only butchers I can remember in the wicker was Freidrichs pork butchers.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the horse meat shop on Heeley Bottom about six shops along from the 'Colly' picture house.It was certainly there before and during the war.When we passed it my mum always used to tell us to hold our nose but to me it always looked as if it had a strong customer base.Incidentally,whilst on the subject of strange food I recall joining a queue outside Liptons also on Heeley Bottom and in those days if you saw a queue outside a food shop you joined it regardless of what it might turn out to be.As I got closer to the door I saw a board which said 'Eggs - no coupons' so I carried on and when I reached the counter they turned out to be gulls eggs (green and spotted). Needless to say my dad had them for his tea that night!
Please dont think I'm doubting you MonksKirby, but there was a 'Colly' on Spital Hill, and also a Liptons.

Hi Glen,

I always thought that there was a horsemeat shop up Spital Hill but Texas should know. I know there was a tripe shop up there, but tripe shops are another subject entirely

Of course, there was Mattock's at the corner of Spital Hill and Brambers Street. One of the best regular butchers shops in the city. Does anybody remember Mattocks making their deliveries by Horse and Trap?
There was a horse meat shop on Spital hill.I think it was the one that sold tripe as well.It was facing Carlisle St @ the top of Spital Hill.

I'd forgotten the one on Spital Hill. Seems though the only horsemeat shop I do remember is the one on Blonk Street that didn't exist. Anyone for tripe?

the last horse meat steak i had came 5th in the 4th at Doncaster

There was a Horsemeat shop on Spital Hill, near the herbalist shop. This was in the late 40's early 50's.

I think there was one in Crooks, next to where Noahs Ark is now.

You are quite right, there was a horse meat shop in Crookes. I can remember buying it odd times for the dog and can still recall the revolting smell it made when it was boiled.

I think it was just below the top of Coombe Road and I believe the owner committed suicide. This would be mid to late fifties.