James Scott Business Owner
Living in the butchery
Listen to this storyWhen I moved in there, there were a couple of meat hooks you hang the carcasses on. It was this pulley system, it was set up for death. A lot of vegetarians lived in those coolers. There is a long history of people living in there. It was a sub community.
James Scott
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Image: Knight Family Collection -
Image: Knight Family Collection -
Interior of James Knight's butchers shop in Christchurch. Webb, Steffano, 1880?-1967 : Collection of negatives. Ref: 1/1-004186-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand -
Image: Aden Shillito -
Image: Aden Shillito -
Image: Aden Shillito -
Image: Aden Shillito
Building information
Knight’s Butchery172 High Street
Date: 1888-1890
Architects: Collins and Harman
The butchery was in operation from the 1890s to 1985