History

Barrett Brothers was bought in 1982 by my father Barry Pocock who had been a butcher since a boy in his fathers shop at Mitcham in Surrey. The business has gone from strength to strength ever since with the introduction of the fish department in 1986. At one stage there were three generations of the Pocock family working in the business together (my grandfather, father, with myself and two brothers). I went into partnership with my father in 1986 and Steven became a partner in 1992. Sadly our father Barry Pocock died in March 1993 and our grandfather a couple of years later. Steven and myself (Gary) have successfully run the business to the present day.

Barretts first butchers shop in South Street, seen here decked out for Christmas 1888, the year the firm was first established. Later they moved to Market Street, see below.

The firm moved to Market Street in the 1920's