The corner shop has long been a feature of many a city or suburban street. Are they as prevalent in England's south as here in the north? I can't remember. Anyway, today's shot was taken in a tiny sweet shop in Leyland, Lancashire.
It's a corner shop specialising in confectionery but has no name, signage nor obvious opening times; its window display showcases jars of fashioned sweets (and modern day cleaning products).
The shop is part of an end terrace house and I imagine the owner is only in there when customers enter- to buy a quarter of humbugs, gobstoppers, or as in the case of the friend I was with (Holly Marland the Kora Queen), the sweets known as rhubarb and custard.
Near my home in Canada there is a British Shop and the items in your photo are a familiar sight there.
ReplyDeleteAll sticky and unhealthy artificial stuff I'm afraid!
Deleteit's fun to see different types of candies/foods all around the world!
ReplyDeleteLooks very nice. I am sure I will have something to get there. ;)
ReplyDeletePlaces like this are few now. My husband's grandmother had a sweet shop before the war until the 1960s...oh the stories :).
ReplyDeleteIl have some of those and some of those and some of those and some of those and some of those and some of those................
ReplyDeleteA confectionary is always a very welcome place to step into and lose a few dollars, or pounds.
ReplyDeleteAlways tempting!
ReplyDeletealways nice to pop in to a corner shop in England.
ReplyDeleteI could have bought some of those too:)