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Celebrating 100 Years of Baking Exceptional Bread
Throughout this century we have led the way with product innovation and been committed to being the very best for our people, communities and the environment.
From Blacksmith To Baker
Try our Sherston 'Overnight' loaf
Thomas was a blacksmith in Down Ampney but they hit hard times and had a young family. As his wife Mabel’s family were bakers, she persuaded Thomas to hang up the leather apron and put on a linen one and learn to make bread. His first loaves were terrible and, having less money than before, they got down on their knees and prayed...
...The answer came in a man named Mr Richards on his bicycle; he showed them how to make bread using less yeast. Yeast was the most expensive ingredient for bakers at the time. He also taught them how to make bread using the ‘overnight’ method; a method we still use daily.
Operation Manna
Organic Wholemeal
We are proud to have kept people fed with good bread throughout the Second World War. The Netherlands were tragically suffering from famine, and so Britain’s Royal Airforce supported the country by dropping over seven thousand tons of food across ten days. This was known as Operation Manna; named after the Biblical miracle of God dropping bread from heaven.
The Dawn of Organic
Organic Bread Box
We are proud to have baked Bristol’s first organic loaf forty years ago. We used to mill our own flour and one day a customer asked us if we could obtain organic flour, back then we had never heard of the term. We managed to find some grown in Suffolk and the customer was delighted, this was the start of our organic journey and we have been baking it ever since.
The Mill
Organic Spelt Sourdough
After tasting delicious bread from British grown wheat during a holiday on the Isle of White, our Grandfather David decided to buy his own farm and mill the wheat himself to make the tastiest loaves around. He proudly broke the record for baking the fastest loaf, from field to table in just ninety minutes.
We now get our flour from Shipton Mill in Tetbury, they source exceptional grains giving our bread a truly remarkable quality. Our delicious Organic Spelt Loaf made with stone ground flour is the best way to sample how flavoursome flour can be.
The Wells & Herberts
Olive Loaf
Tory, the soon-to-be wife of owner Sam Wells was working as a nanny in London at the time. Her employers had just returned from a holiday in the Mediterranean where they had tried some amazing bread, packed full of delicious olives and challenged us to recreate it for them...
...Sam got to work and the next weekend returned to London with some freshly baked loaves. The verdict was that our olive bread was even better than the Greek equivalent that we were trying to emulate!
We have recently taken our Olive Loaf a step further with the help of our Greek baker Vasillis who has shared his knowledge from his family recipe to create a truly unique loaf. Now tastier than ever, we’re proud to say the Olive Loaf loaf went on to win 2 stars in the illustrious Great Taste Awards in 2020.
The Rise of Sourdough
Sourdough Bread Box
It was 20 years ago when we first started baking in Nailsworth, since then it has been a privilege to open more in the neighbouring towns.
During this time we have loved serving our local communities and providing them with fresh bread, good coffee and the finest cakes and pastries.
It was in Nailsworth where we first began baking one of our most loved loaves, the mighty Organic Wild White Sourdough. A flavour filled crust, a moist and chewy centre, and an irresistible sourdough taste. This loaf is slowly risen for 14 hours and made with our 68-year-old Sourdough.
The Fabulous Baker Brothers
The Fabulous Baker Brothers
20 Years ago Tom set out on a quest to find the perfect loaf for a BBC documentary. This 2kg Shepherd’s Loaf was made from the countries best ingredients he could find and gained popularity as Britain’s most expensive loaf. Tom then carried on working in the bakery until Henry decided to make his mark, moving to London where he became a head chef specialising in butchery.
By a stroke of luck, the butchery next door to Tom’s bakery in Chipping Sodbury became available and so Henry moved back to run it with his wife Jess. Tom would bake the bread and then pop next door to Henry for the bacon.
The two brothers found fame on their Channel Four series The Fabulous Baker Brothers where they loved showing that everyone can bake.
The Heritage Sourdough
Try our Heritage Sourdough
Baked to commemorate our centenary, we have poured one hundred years and five generations of baking knowledge into this loaf.
Our latest organic sourdough is made from Organic Heritage Wholemeal Flour; a blend of heritage wheat varieties grown locally in Tetbury, stone-ground in the traditional time honoured way.