There are two grocers in Kirkgate – Ambler’s and Britton’s. Ambler’s backs onto Rowntree’s snicket and is more basic, Britton’s is more highclass. Grocers such as this used bold adverts to tell people about the variety of goods they sold and George Britton, who ran this shop, rarely used the same advert twice. Many shops like this one sold new pre-packaged convenience foods such as biscuits in decorated tins, bottled condiments and tinned fruit, meat and fish.

Kirkgate is the oldest recreated street in any museum. This Victorian street explores what life was like for people in York between 1870 and 1901. The artefacts are original, as are most of the shop fronts.