Comments on: So Long, Peter Sargent

By: allison serrano

allison serrano — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 12:47:58 +0000

I googled the shop to find out why they were closed and i am totally shocked and saddened to hear this. Totally knocked me for six!! Sincere condolences to his family xx

By: CT

CT — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:37:50 +0000

Such sad news – we visited last Saturday as we often do – one of the highlights of our weekend, only to find they were shuttered up, and now I know why. I remember over the Christmas period just gone Peter joking over as someone called his mobile whilst he was in the middle of serving several customers at once “call me back in ten years time!” in his typical witty way. Gone far too soon – hope they’re playing all the classics you have on in the shop (ELO, The Beatles etc) up there! Condolences to his family and all the other lovely staff who worked with him.

By: David Green

David Green — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:02:32 +0000

Sorry to hear of his passing, I remember reading his story of taking on Tesco’s last year (Good for him!).

How fortunate though, that he was able to live and thrive in a place where butcher’s shops like his are actually allowed to exist. Where I live in Canada (Newfoundland) the Health Dept. inspectors would lose their minds at the idea of hanging game in the window. And to show animals that haven’t been skinned and butchered? Illegal. And unless something is in a refrigerated cabinet and wrapped in 800 layers of plastic they wouldn’t even allow it to be sold.

By: Achim

Achim — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:03:56 +0000

How sad when you have to go at the age of sixty-five …

Mr Peter Sargent — R.I.P.

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Pamela Traves

Pamela Traves — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:45:04 +0000

What a Beautiful, Delicious meat store. God Bless You, Mr. Sargent. ???????

By: Greta Kelly

Greta Kelly — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:13:19 +0000

Very sad to read about the untimely death of Peter who never gave up and developed a good business. I do hope the shop continues in the tradition of the owner run Butcher’s. I think the younger generation are becoming more open to individuals shops.
I live in a small town in West Cork, (Population approx three thousand) We have three family run butcher shops. All doing well.
I am wondering if Peter’s ancestors were Huguenots? Because of the name Sargent.

By: Susan Henry

Susan Henry — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 04:50:11 +0000

This is so sad – he wasn’t very old (younger than me) – such a loss. I even have a photo of his shop, which I took when I was in London last January. All of the game birds were hanging outside on a rack, which shocked (and totally delighted) me, as you’d never see that in Canada, where I live. All the old ways are disappearing, as are the folks – like Peter – who remember them. I do hope Vic is able to carry on the business; I’ll look for it, if I’m ever in Bethnal Green again.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:01:51 +0000

My condolences to you and all Peter’s friends and family GA. He must have been a great character and I am sure he will be greatly missed. RIP Peter.

By: Marcia Howard

Marcia Howard — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:04:20 +0000

Condolences to all Peter’s family and friends.

By: Jennifer Newbold

Jennifer Newbold — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:55:05 +0000

I can only offer my heartfelt condolences. He ran the kind of shop that I wish we had here. I hope that someone will take up the reigns and keep it the way he did.