THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: Islington butcher Chris Godfrey is content with his lot, derivedfrom a pride in the work he does

摘要

Frank Godfrey butcher's shopin Islington has been servingLondoners for over 100 years. Inside, it is a small, modest shopwithout a flashy display, and ifIslington were not one of England's mostexpensive areas, with a higher per-squaremetre covering of the rich and famousthan almost anywhere else, you wouldnever guess Tony and Cherie Blair drop infor supplies of calves' liver or food writerNigel Slater shops there daily. The route to the shop from thenearest tube station leads past Arsenal'sold Highbury stadium, which sits in aquiet residential street. It is defunct now,replaced by the truly impressive Emiratesstadium just a couple of miles down theroad. But when Highbury first openedits turnstiles in 1913, Frank Godfrey wasrelatively new to the area, having movedfrom Lincolnshire with his young familyto start his business in 1905.