Many houses had slaughterhouse at the back of the premises and shops at the front.
The meat was hung up outside the shops and laid out for sale on the shop window.
It is still possible to see some of the original butchers meat-hooks attached to the shop fronts.
As recently as 1872 there were twenty-five butchers' shops in the street.
The butcher’s shops have now been replaced with shops catering to visitors, including jewelry and antiques.
