Previously known as Mould & Edwards (Mouldy Edwards to the locals!) the property was a pork butcher from at least 1884 until 1927 when the Edwards family converted the premises to a general provisions merchant. The side passage was created by selling off half of the frontage to provide access to the new Hunt's Dairy bottling and distribution plant which is now occupied by the Waitrose supermarket. Various land swaps and purchases resulted in the present property layout...
The shop was designed to the then popular Art Deco style which is still seen in the tiling and solid teak carved shop front. It is such a rare survivor architecturally that the famous Sherborne historian Gerald Pitman used to bring his guided tour parties through the shop...
A bustling coffee house situated on the picturesque Sherborne high street. A perfect place to stop for a coffee and a homemade cake whilst perusing papers.