Browns ofHarborne

Browns of Harborne has traded as a family butcher since 1938, its counter built around grass-fed beef, outdoor-reared pork and poultry from a small circle of trusted farms. Sausages and burgers are made on the premises rather than bought in, and a deli case beside the meat counter carries jams, chutneys, local eggs and honey. The shop also stocks a South African range, including biltong, droëwors and boerewors, reflecting the tastes of a loyal set of regular customers. More than a dozen local restaurants buy their meat here rather than from a wholesaler, a relationship built up over decades of the same families running the business. Staff cut to order rather than working from a pre-packed chiller, and the shop has kept its place on Harborne High Street through generations of change on the surrounding street.