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Paxton & Whitfield

Introduction
As Winston Churchill once observed, “a gentleman only buys his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield”! Another centuries-old shop in London’s St James area which Hazle drew years ago and issued for the London Event 2010. With shops in Stratford upon Avon and Bath too, Paxton’s works with traditional, rural, artisan cheesemakers.

 In 1742 Sam Cullen had a cheese stall in Aldwych market. He later moved to Jermyn Street with Henry Paxton and Charles Whitfield, who in 1797 became a partnership. Queen Victoria granted the first of many Royal Warrants in 1850.

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Hazle Ceramics
Paxton & Whitfield
Limited Edition of 500
on London Paxton’s
with 22 carat gold

BY APPOINTMENT TO
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
CHEESEMONGERS
PAXTON & WHITFIELD LTD
LONDON

BY APPOINTMENT TO
HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES
CHEESEMONGERS
PAXTON & WHITFIELD LTD
LONDON

20th Anniversary 2010
By Hazle & Doreen

UK/Europe £84.50
Rest of World £71.91

 Cheeses maturing in a purpose-built cellar.
Soft cheese tasters by La Maison Androuet, Paxton’s Paris-based partner since 2009. 

A Potted Cheese History
Sumerian pottery from 5000BC had holes to separate curds from whey. In 55BC the Romans took Cheshire cheese back to Rome. In 1066AD monks with King William I brought a Roquefort recipe which became Wensleydale. In 1534 farmers begin cheese making after the Dissolution of Monasteries. UK factory cheeses are first made in 1870. Farmhouse cheese cut by war in 1939 is revived in the 1980s. Artisan cheeses are very popular today but at risk from commercial pressure and legislation.

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Paxton’s also sell preserves, chutneys, baked goods and cheese plates and boards. 