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Butchers RJ Balson and Son celebrates 500th anniversary as the UK's oldest family business Britain's oldest family business, which has passed through 26 generations, is now celebrating its 500th anniversaryButchers RJ Balson and Son started life as a market stall in Bridport, Dorset, in 1515, and has survived 23 monarchsThe business was founded by Robert Balson in the market shambles in Bridport a mile away from where it is nowIt opened when only chops available were for Henry VIII's wives, Anne Boleyn Kathryn Howard, via his executionerBy It has survived floods, fires, plagues and two world wars, and now a family butchers which began when the only chops available were for wives of Henry VIII is celebrating its 500th anniversary. RJ Balson and Son started life as a market stall in Bridport, Dorset, in 1515 around 20 years before Henry VIII's executioner beheaded the King's second wife Anne Boleyn. Since then Britain's oldest family business has passed through 26 generations and survived 23 monarchs, before more recently fighting off michael kors watches outlet fierce competition from supermarkets. Britain's oldest family business: RJ Balson and Son started life as a market stall in Bridport, Dorset, in 1515, and has passed through 26 generations. The butchers, which has survived floods, fires, plagues and two world wars, is pictured in the 1890s For almost 400 years the butchers moved between the town hall, pubs and markets before they settled in their small shop to the west of the town. The family has occupied pjs pas cher their current premises since 1892 the same year that Liverpool Football Club was founded. The business has since been passed down moncler homme through the Balson family to current owner Richard Balson, 58, who lives a mile away and opens the shop at 6.30am everyday. He said: 'One of the reasons we're still in business is that we've kept it small. 'The temptation is to add another shop or two, but you can only really keep michael kors handbags an eye on one shop at any one time. 'People come in and they know they will get a friendly, personal service. Nine times out of 10 I know what people want before they come in. Still going strong: The business has since been passed down through the Balson family to current owner Richard Balson, 58, (pictured) who lives a mile away and cheap michael kors outlet opens the shop at 6.30am everyday Stepping back in time: hogan outlet online Pictured left is a receipt fromRJ Balson and Son sac goyard prix neuf dated 1892, while the butchers can be seen in the 20th century after being photographed in 1930 michael kors handbags (right) On the move: RJ Balson and Son karen millen sale used a horse and cart to deliver their meats. The first one is shown outsideSymondsbury Church, Dorset A CUT ABOVE: THE BALSON FAMILY BUSINESS THROUGH THE AGES 1515: The butchers opens its doorsthe year that Thomas Wolsey is made a cardinal during the reign of Henry VIII. 1545: Balson is rumoured to have supplied meat to the Mary Rose battleship before it sank near Portsmouth in July of that year. 1892: The business relocates to its current premises, the same year that chaussure nike tn pas cher Liverpool Football Club is founded. 1975: Current owner Richard Balson, 58, michael kors outlet online begins working for the business alongside his father, the master butcher. Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female leader of the Conservatives sac longchamp pliage the same year. 2015:RJ Balson and Son celebrates its 500th anniversary. 'We've served people's mothers, fathers, grandparents. We really play on that, and our customers love that interaction.' As well as around 1,000 orders a month during the peak summer period, the shop has customers from as far away as America buying its sausages online. They offer exotic meats including kangaroo, elk, boar, ostrich and bison as well as game such as pheasant, duck and guinea fowl. But they still have two products made from secret families recipes which they have been selling since the Tudor times their English pork sausages and home recipe faggots. Mr Balson started working at the shop 40 years ago when his father Donald, who died in 2011, was master butcher. The father of one said sausages were still their most popular produce canada goose 2016 with 20 different varieties in addition to the original pork recipe handed through the generations. Mr Balson said: 'We could just be a sausage shop if we wanted to. 'We louboutin have doudoune canada goose paris had to diversify as lifestyles have changed so much and people nowadays want to cook things that take just 20 minutes.
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