Sawdust!

[zabadak]

Re: Sawdust!

Yes - when I lived in Middlesex, the butcher's had sawdust on the floor.

We moved in 1973 and our village did not have a butcher's so I can't say if the trend persisted there (or even reached there!)...

Re: Sawdust!

i remember sawdust being over the tiled floor. the last time i remember seeing that was about 1985. don't see many traditional butchers shops near where i live now.

[amethyst]

Re: Sawdust!

Yes I remember that

[scotchmist]

I seem to remember our local Butcher's in suburban Glasgow always had sawdust on its tiled floor, this was the late 70's, probably to stop people slipping during wet weather, or maybe another reason? I've not seen this practice since. Does it still go on? Seems really quaint now.