More Info →R Butt - Premier Butcher Shop, Levin

Description

Situated in Oxford Street on or near the southern boundary of the Levin Post office. There is no certain date for this, but it could have been between 1899 and 1904. The figures in the photo are from left, Richard Thomas Butt (owner) and Mr Rippon, the child is Leslie Esther Butt (my mother) and Esther Jane Butt, wife of Richard Butt.
Image supplied by Myles Murray - grandson of Richard Thomas Butt.

According to Page 82 of the Chronicle publication Levin 75th Jubilee Supplement:

The C.B.A. bank stands on the site of a shop which ex­isted at least in 1894, be­cause Reg Butt was born that year in a house at the back of the section. His father, Dick, had a butchery at the front.
From then on, the shop was a butchery for many years. They included Bulliman's, Craddock and Klue, and Carter Bros (from about 1916 to 1920 when they shifted across the street). Later joint proprietors were George Lamb and Mr Earle (from about 1925 to 1930). Later still, Carter Bros moved back into the shop with their Excelsior branch butchery.

Identification

Date

1899 to 1904