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The Francis family had a butcher's shop in Watlington Street (at the junction with St John's Road next to St John's church). | The Francis family had a butcher's shop in Watlington Street (at the junction with St John's Road next to St John's church). | ||
Next door was a grocer's shop owned by the Butcher family. | Next door was a grocer's shop owned by the Butcher family. | ||
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Francis Butchers Shop WatlingtonSt Reading.jpg|Francis Bros Butchers | |||
Watlington Street Francis Shop c1900-1920.jpg|Shops | Watlington Street Francis Shop c1900-1920.jpg|Shops | ||
Watlington Street c1915.jpg|Shops | Watlington Street c1915.jpg|Shops | ||
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Watlington Street Reading c2014.jpg|In 2014 | Watlington Street Reading c2014.jpg|In 2014 | ||
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== Cash Ledgers == | |||
The National Archives has the cash ledgers of the Francis Brothers from 1949-1955: | |||
Cash ledgers of Francis Brothers, butchers, of Watlington Street, Reading D/EX 759 1949-1955 | |||
These documents are held at Berkshire Record Office 2 vols. | |||
Contents: | |||
[An introductory note has been made in the first volume by Mr. F.C. Padley, who acquired them in January 1985. Mr. Padley has also made pencil notes at various points in the volumes giving additional information about several of the customers named. The ledgers contain a record of money spent against invoices or order numbers, but no information as to what the orders consisted of.] | |||
* No further details Ledger. D/EX 759/1 1949-1950 | |||
* No further details Ledger. D/EX 759/2 1954-1955 | |||
== Photograph == | |||
Copy photograph of the Christmas display at Francis Brothers, butchers, 63 Watlington Street, Reading, c.1911-1912. D/EX 767/1 [c.1985] | |||
These documents are held at Berkshire Record Office | |||
1 item | |||
Contents: | |||
(The photograph also shows nos. 65 and 67 Watlington Street, occupied by Francis Greengrocers, and Cann and Cornish (drapers) respectively. Four of the eight figures in the photograph have been identified and named, on the reverse, by Mr. F.C. Padley, 1985). |
Latest revision as of 18:48, 6 August 2014
The Francis family had a butcher's shop in Watlington Street (at the junction with St John's Road next to St John's church).
Next door was a grocer's shop owned by the Butcher family.
Edwin Francis married Emily Butcher.
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Francis Bros Butchers
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Shops
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Shops
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Francis Bros Butcher shop
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In 1972
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In 2014
Cash Ledgers
The National Archives has the cash ledgers of the Francis Brothers from 1949-1955:
Cash ledgers of Francis Brothers, butchers, of Watlington Street, Reading D/EX 759 1949-1955
These documents are held at Berkshire Record Office 2 vols.
Contents: [An introductory note has been made in the first volume by Mr. F.C. Padley, who acquired them in January 1985. Mr. Padley has also made pencil notes at various points in the volumes giving additional information about several of the customers named. The ledgers contain a record of money spent against invoices or order numbers, but no information as to what the orders consisted of.]
- No further details Ledger. D/EX 759/1 1949-1950
- No further details Ledger. D/EX 759/2 1954-1955
Photograph
Copy photograph of the Christmas display at Francis Brothers, butchers, 63 Watlington Street, Reading, c.1911-1912. D/EX 767/1 [c.1985]
These documents are held at Berkshire Record Office
1 item
Contents: (The photograph also shows nos. 65 and 67 Watlington Street, occupied by Francis Greengrocers, and Cann and Cornish (drapers) respectively. Four of the eight figures in the photograph have been identified and named, on the reverse, by Mr. F.C. Padley, 1985).