W.R. Skelly& Son

W.R. Skelly & Son has traded as a butcher on Marygate in Berwick-upon-Tweed since 1760, putting the shop among the oldest continuously run businesses in the town. The counter carries beef, lamb and pork from local suppliers alongside the shop's own sausages and bacon, poultry and eggs, and a hot-counter line of scotch pies, steak pies and sausage rolls made on site. Fresh bread rolls and pasties sit alongside the meat, and the shelves carry local jams, sauces and cakes for anyone filling a hamper rather than a Sunday roast. The business markets itself squarely on longevity, describing 265 years of continuous service to the town, and the Marygate shopfront remains a working butcher's counter rather than a specialist deli-style operation aimed at visitors.