Chippy loved by celebs including Corrie’s Sam Aston needs a new owner

A fish and chip shop in Rawtenstall which has been serving celebrities and locals alike for nearly 100 years is in need of someone to take over the business. Old Man Greenwood’s Traditional Fish and Chips has been put on the market by its owner Antony Greenwood.

The popular takeaway has a guide price of £74,950, including the business and leasehold premises, which incur rent of just over £5,000 per year. Blacks Business Brokers has been appointed to market the shop, LancsLive reports.

The premises, located on Bank Street next door to Rawtenstall’s famous temperance bar Mr Fitzpatrick’s, have housed a fish and chip shop since 1932. Mr Greenwood took the business over from former owner Ray Simpson in 2000, having previously worked there cleaning potatoes as a schoolboy, while his mother had also worked at the chip shop during Mr Simpson’s 34-year tenure.

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During Mr Greenwood’s more than two decades behind the fryer, the business gained a reputation as being one of the finest fish and chip shops in the North West, receiving glowing reviews online. Its regular customers include comedian Ted Robbins and actor Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Winter-Brown in Coronation Street.

As well as operating as a takeaway, Old Man Greenwood’s also acts as a fishmonger, selling a wide range of fresh Fleetwood fish and shellfish. The business, which will continue to operate as normal until a new owner is in place, turned over just under £83,000 in its last financial year, based on opening from 11.30 to 2.00 and 4.30 to 6.15 Tuesday to Thursday, and all day from 11.30 to 6.15 on Fridays.

In addition to Mr Greenwood, it employs three part-time members