Forum topic: Anyone remember Greigson's?

Just curious as to whether anyone remembers this shop when it was Greigson's, knows who the Greigsons were and what they sold.

Last summer this shop, next door to the barber's shop near the corner with Hedge Lane, was selling some very nice ice cream, Bennetts, made on a farm near Worcester, and a real rarity in this part of the country, though having been born in Worcestershire, not a new name to me. The temporary occupiers - Polish, Russian, Turkish and probably some more nationalities - had turned it into a haven for mothers and small children, with toys to play with while their mums enjoyed the delicious ice cream. It seemed to be doing quite well, though I never thought it would survive the coming of winter.



If you tried the ice cream and liked it, don't despair. Bennetts have had an outlet inside Wood Green Shopping City/Mall for the last two or three years, near the side entrance to Boots. If it looks a little "loud" and not the kind of place you'd find farmhouse dairy ice cream, that's because it still looks the same as when it used to sell some far inferior make of ice cream. And it seems to have a steady trade, even in winter, presumably because people go back for more.