Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer is a bakery, deli, pottery and evening pizza and wine bar, soon to occupy the ground floor of 15 Lower Hillgate in Stockport’s old town, from Where the Light Gets In chef-owner Sam Buckley, baker Rosie Wilkes and potter Joe Hartley.

All components of the venue – set to open on 25 Aug – will work in synergy; the pottery will provide cups and plates for the bakery, whilst the bakery will sell a selection of ceramics, alongside workshops which will combine both crafts.

Yellowhammer, which takes its name from the striking woodland songbird, known for its distinctive “a little bit of bread and no cheeeeeese” call, is a neighbourhood bakery specialising in simple, baked goods and sourdough bread, and is a collaboration between Sam Buckley and sourdough baker Rosie Wilkes. Using organic flour, grain-grown and milled in the UK, the venue will support small farms who prioritise flavour in their crops and biodiversity on their land, and will work to re-establish links between farmers, millers and bakers.