About

A family pharmacy on Market Row since 1952

Three generations of Pellows have run this counter. The shop has changed a little. The way we look after people hasn’t.

Old amber medicine bottles and brass scale weights on dark wooden pharmacy shelves

Still the chemist on the corner

Arthur Pellow opened the shop in 1952 with one counter, a dispensary at the back and a bicycle for deliveries. The bicycle has gone, but the drawers he fitted are still behind the counter.

Arthur Pellow opened the shop in 1952 with one counter, a dispensary at the back and a bicycle for deliveries. The bicycle has gone, but the drawers he fitted are still behind the counter.

Today Ruth runs the pharmacy with a small team. We know most of our patients by name, we chase the surgery so you don’t have to, and we always have time for a quiet word in the consultation room.

On Market Row since 1952

1952

Arthur Pellow opens on Market Row

A single counter, a dispensary at the back and a bicycle for deliveries.

1952

Arthur Pellow opens on Market Row

A single counter, a dispensary at the back and a bicycle for deliveries.

1979

Margaret takes over

The first woman pharmacist in Wrenscombe, and the reason we still have a consultation room.

1979

Margaret takes over

The first woman pharmacist in Wrenscombe, and the reason we still have a consultation room.

2004

Ruth joins the family firm

Travel clinic and vaccinations added, and the old drawers restored.

2004

Ruth joins the family firm

Travel clinic and vaccinations added, and the old drawers restored.

2024

Pharmacy First begins

Free NHS treatment for seven common conditions, without a GP appointment.

2024

Pharmacy First begins

Free NHS treatment for seven common conditions, without a GP appointment.

Everyone behind the counter

Pharmacist in a white coat beside the old wooden apothecary drawers

Ruth Pellow

Superintendent pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Third generation behind the counter. Ruth runs the travel clinic and still knows most of Market Row by first name.

Pharmacist in a white coat beside the old wooden apothecary drawers

Ruth Pellow

Superintendent pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Third generation behind the counter. Ruth runs the travel clinic and still knows most of Market Row by first name.

Pharmacist in a white coat in the dispensary

Owen Mardle

Pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Owen looks after the flu clinic and the blood pressure checks, and answers most of the phone calls before 9.

Pharmacist in a white coat in the dispensary

Owen Mardle

Pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Owen looks after the flu clinic and the blood pressure checks, and answers most of the phone calls before 9.

Pharmacist standing by the consultation room door

Priya Venn

Pharmacist independent prescriber

GPhC registered pharmacist

Priya can prescribe for minor illnesses and leads our Pharmacy First consultations and ear care clinic.

Pharmacist standing by the consultation room door

Priya Venn

Pharmacist independent prescriber

GPhC registered pharmacist

Priya can prescribe for minor illnesses and leads our Pharmacy First consultations and ear care clinic.

Team member holding a prescription basket

Tess Ashworth

Pharmacy technician

GPhC registered pharmacy technician

Tess checks repeat prescriptions against your GP’s order and plans the delivery van route every morning.

Team member holding a prescription basket

Tess Ashworth

Pharmacy technician

GPhC registered pharmacy technician

Tess checks repeat prescriptions against your GP’s order and plans the delivery van route every morning.

Team member in a brown apron in front of the shelves

Dan Kellow

Dispensing assistant

Dan runs the counter on Saturdays and drives the delivery van on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Team member in a brown apron in front of the shelves

Dan Kellow

Dispensing assistant

Dan runs the counter on Saturdays and drives the delivery van on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Pharmacist in a white coat beside the old wooden apothecary drawers

Ruth Pellow

Superintendent pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Third generation behind the counter. Ruth runs the travel clinic and still knows most of Market Row by first name.

Pharmacist in a white coat in the dispensary

Owen Mardle

Pharmacist

GPhC registered pharmacist

Owen looks after the flu clinic and the blood pressure checks, and answers most of the phone calls before 9.

Pharmacist standing by the consultation room door

Priya Venn

Pharmacist independent prescriber

GPhC registered pharmacist

Priya can prescribe for minor illnesses and leads our Pharmacy First consultations and ear care clinic.

Team member holding a prescription basket

Tess Ashworth

Pharmacy technician

GPhC registered pharmacy technician

Tess checks repeat prescriptions against your GP’s order and plans the delivery van route every morning.

Team member in a brown apron in front of the shelves

Dan Kellow

Dispensing assistant

Dan runs the counter on Saturdays and drives the delivery van on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Registered and regulated

Every pharmacist and pharmacy technician here is registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, and the pharmacy premises is registered too. You can check anyone on the public register.

Check the GPhC register

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