Our Story
1971
The love affair with fish & chips
The Lipscombe love affair with fish & chips began way back in the early 1920s when Harold Lipscombe a miner, and his wife painstakingly saved all the money he earned from playing cricket for Accrington to move to Romford and buy their first ever fish and chip shop in early 1923.
Harold’s son John then took the business over in 1952, followed by his son Hugh in 1971 and Hugh is still our company chairman today. Hugh saw an opportunity to grow the business and expand to new locations and began to do so by opening his first new site in Potter Street Harlow in 1971.
Hugh’s son James is now the proud owner of fishnchickn, representing the 4th generation of the Lipscombe family to be involved in fish and chips.
1981
Fishing in Isafjordur began
Hugh made one of the company’s most defining decisions in 1981 when he jumped on a plane to Iceland on a mission to source the best quality cod and haddock for our customers. It was back then when the company’s special relationship with our Fishermen in Isafjordur began.
Our relationship with Kristian, Einar and the captain and crew of the Julius Germundsson is stronger now than ever before and we are delighted to be able to serve our customers what we believe to be the best fish quality sustainably sourced fish in the world.
Nothing makes memories like fish & chips
Now Hugh and son James passionately explore ways to deliver even better fish and chips to their customers, as well as cultivating a healthy obsession with cricket! You can enjoy Fishnchickn’s expertly crafted fish and chips, in store, to take away, via our Click & Collect App or even have it delivered to your door!
We’re on a mission to put a smile on our customers faces through delicious memory-making food, quality ingredients and caring about the environment by serving sustainable fish and chips for generations to come!
“Nothing makes memories like fish and chips”
It connects us to each other in such a special way, bringing to life moments from our childhood and beyond. We think that the buying and eating of fish and chips should be a family affair, something passed down from generation to generation, something that enriches the everyday.
Award winning fish and Chips!
Winner of the “Staff Training & Development” award at the 2023 National Fish & Chip Awards
Winner of the “Outstanding Achievement” award for Hugh Lipscombe (Chairman) at the 2023 National Fish & Chip Awards
Winner of the “Best Multiple fish & Chip Operator” award at the National Fish & Chip Awards on numerous occasions
Award-Finalists: (Churchill’s) British Takeaway Awards Finalists 2021: “Best Restaurant Chain in Britain” 2023 National Fish & Chip Awards: “Best Multiple fish & Chip Operator”
Icelandic Responsible Fisheries Certified – We are the only UK operator to be awarded the Icelandic Responsible Fisheries seal.
