7 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AE.
01743 248384 (out-of-hours: 07775 691325)
Tuesday - Friday: 8.00am - 6.00pm*
Saturday: 8.00am - 4.00pm*
* or until the day’s bake is sold out.
Come early!
Winner: 2010 Ludlow Food Festival - Traditional White,
Wholemeal, Speciality. Joint
winner: Best Festival Loaf.
Photographs by Richard Foot www.footprintphotography.co.uk
The Shrewsbury Bakehouse Limited.
Company number: 05944333, VAT: GB939 8937 45
Registered address: 14 Steepside, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 6DR.
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This is a labour of love, or passion, or we're crazy, or a combination of all three. Yes, we get up very early and work very long hours. Joe is here by 4.15am every Thursday and Friday. It's not unusual if we have a big order for one or more of us to bake through the night. Mike, or lead baker, is here making, proofing, shaping 5 days a week and quite often 10 hours a day.
Yes, we'll open the gates (if you look respectable) to pass you over a croissant or bread if you're early and in need - correct change is appreciated at these desperate moments.
Yes, we try and source local products. We do however use flours from all over the world as we want our product to be the best it can be. Even when sourcing from far away we try and stay true to local. When we source strong winter wheat flours from Canada for example, we use a UK miller to mill them. Things like macadamia nuts we try and purchase them from local shops and suppliers.
No, we haven't always done this. Joe is an academic with a Masters in English Literature, Mike has a BSc in Construction Management and spent several years being a Construction Manager. Sheila too was a Construction Manager before coming to the UK and gaining a degree in PPE from Oxford. Refer to paragraph one for why we all do this.
Yes, we'll help you with your dinner party, wedding party, etc. Just give us enough notice and tell us what you'd like us to do and your budget. We've supplied canapés to a small party of 10, cupcakes to a large party, bread to caterers for a special recipe, and done a romantic train picnic for two. We do need notice of a few weeks for larger events.
If you haven’t already, see our range of breads. Our loaves start from £2.50. Not cheap but we hope you’ll appreciate the effort!
