![]() ![]() As noted above, in this digital, lockdown era, tracking down a copy of Bill Scott’s book was easy. There was also a further part of the story. It has also made me want to visit some of the surviving examples (a list as at 2011 is in Bill Scott’s book). Others are better placed than I to reflect on the design, the style and the significance, but I have really enjoyed simply reading the story and seeing the images. The fact that elements of the great design and tiling can still be seen is even nicer. There are good and bad parts to the history of the Buttercup Dairy Company but it has had a place in Scottish retailing and Scotland’s towns. Getting a copy of this in this modern era was only a few clicks and a post office delivery away (if only there was a local bookshop) and more of the story was revealed. Kathryn Morrison’s blog also pointed to a book from a decade ago by Bill Scott, which I had missed at the time. He also kindly sent me the photograpahs of the shop front and his practice office and permitted their re-use below. His story on taking over the shop and uncovering more of the history has been reported here. Then I realised that Malcolm Fraser was the partner in the refurbishment of the Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh store (and its reveal of the historic fascia) for his new practice office (see The old and the new mixing together. A tweet about visiting a good store survival (in design and tile terms) in Carnoustie added to the story. It is an interesting retail story in its own right and her blog is well worth a visit and a read (I am not going to summarise the story here, so you might as well give her blog a visit). Given my interest in ghostsigns and design (though I am an amateur) and more recently, surviving Welsh dairies in London, something must have stuck in my mind about the style of this forgotten business.īut then in August, Kathryn Morrison produced her blog post on the Buttercup Dairy Company and summarised its fascinating, and in store terms, beautiful history. I think I also have a pre-pandemic notion of one of their shopfronts being recovered and restored this year (but see later). The iconic image above must have come to my attention at some point in a discussion of tiles (probably from as it was familiar to me. It was not a business that I was aware of, and it turns out to have an interesting story, including visually. That is how I came to learn about the Buttercup Dairy Company. I doubt whether this would have occurred quite like this pre-digital era. There are others as well ( see the discussion of Burtons in previous posts and the recurring themes of ghostsigns), but from Lindsey and Kathryn I have been exposed to fascinating and informed discussion of retail and shop history. It really is so much more simpler and easier than decades ago.Ī good example of this is the fascinating and informative work of Lindsay Lennie ( and Kathryn Morrison ( on historic shops and retail store design. Available in November and December.One of the most enjoyable things about social media is the ease of connectivity to people, their work and interesting (well, to me) things. Made with the highest quality organic cow’s milk it has a slightly sweet flavor and a velvety white rind that provides a delicate, tangy finish. With 60% butterfat it brings an earthy aroma with a nice buttery flavor. It’s great on crackers or toasted ham-and-cheese sandwiches. Handmade in Longmont, Buttercup Monterey Jack is a semi-soft cheese made from pasteurized goats’ milk, and cows’ milk. Vaquero Jack will be your go-to cheese for Tex-Mex cuisine, appetizers, and spicing-up sandwiches. Vaquero Jack Cheese is made from fresh cow’s milk and roasted green chiles from the Hatch Valley, New Mexico. Buttercup dairy free#All Haystack cheeses are made free of preservatives and artificial flavorings. Haystack Mountain cheeses are all handmade using the highest quality microbial (vegetarian) rennet and traditional cheesemaking techniques. ![]()
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