Forum topic: Memories of Grouts

Sue Beard, who runs the Palmers Green Jewel in the North website, has discovered a 15-minute film about Grouts , the former Palmers Green emporium of tea towels, socks, knickers and corsetry that brought a glimpse of pre-WW2 (and even pre-WW1) shopping into the 21st Century. If you have fond memories of Grouts, prepare to have them stirred, if you don't remember it, prepare to be amazed!

The Grouts film has stirred a memory in Marlene, one of our readers:

"I have never lived in Palmers Green, but one cold January day I lost some gloves. The retail trade believes that summer starts on January 1st and gloves are not needed after Christmas, but someone suggested Grouts. I journeyed up to Palmers Green and was confronted by a terrifying woman who wouldn't let me wander or touch anything. But she had gloves - two pairs were offered, one of them a day-glo red! I bought them and wear them still. They are a godsend in misty weather; they glow like beacons! Where would you go now for gloves in January?"