Funeral of Mr Peter Brown – Monday 18th @ 12:30

BROWN Peter William Formerly of Browns’ Butchers, passed away suddenly but peacefully on 29th October 2019 at Peterborough City Hospital, aged 80 years.

Beloved husband of the late Jane, loving dad to Sarah, Georgia
and Sophie, a loyal brother and a treasured grandpa.
Peter will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.
A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Andrew’s Church, Whittlesey on Monday 18th November at 12.30pm.

Donations, if desired, for St Andrew’s Church may be given at the Thanksgiving Service
or sent to
John Lucas Funeral Directors,
31, Dogsthorpe Road,
Peterborough, PE1 3AD

©Published in Peterborough Telegraph on Nov. 7, 2019

A TRADITIONAL family butcher which has been in business in and around Peterborough for nearly 140 years has announced it will be closing its doors for good this month. The first Browns butchers shop was opened in 1870 by entrepreneur Richard Brown, and the firm has remained in the family for five generations, with shops in Peterborough, King’s Cliffe and Stilton.

But the increasing domination of the grocery trade by the supermarkets has sent over-the-counter business plummeting in recent years and the shop in Church Street, Stilton, has not turned a profit since it opened in 2003.

Although Browns will continue to deliver to its internet customers, co-owner Peter Harper says he has reluctantly decided to shut shop after the recession proved the final nail in its coffin.
He said: “Long-established businesses have built their reputations by providing what their customers want, and Browns has been doing that for five generations.”

©Peterborough ET