Mags Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Grannellis had a shop at the bottom of Duke street about 50 years ago. I can remember the window display, the chocs were all piled up neatley on shelves from top to bottom of the window. They sold the darkest chocolate ever called Oliver Twist and coffee beans that burst in your mouth. My dad used to buy enough sweets to last a week Glad to here they are still trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimboyFat Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Being a Rotherhamer but my mums side of the family are from Sheffield we would visit Sheffield quite often to go to my Grans / Aunties etc. The first stop was always my grans which was up the hill from the sweet shop and turn right (can't remember the name now). Now we would catch the bus to Sheffield then my mum would always give me the choice of either another bus to my grans or walk and spend the bus fare at Grannellis. It amazes me now the amount of sweets we got for the price of the bus fares (this being in the 70s we where talking a matter of pence for busfares. Now I noticed the shop was still open a couple of months back and keep planning on taking the mates kids up there as they don't believe me when I tell them about it. Does anybody know what times they are open (especially Saturdays) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauline Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 can anyone remember the very old ice cream cart that granellis had,it only came out on special occasions showing my age now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHS1961 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Would recommend the little sweetie shop on Ecclesall Road South, opposite the huge CofE church, by the lights for Carterknowle road, can't remember the name. Does all the fancy Belgian chocolates you would expect in this neighbourhood,e but also offers all the classics in jars. There is something evocative of my childhood hearing the rattle of the boiled sweets hitting the scales. I love blackcurrant and licquorice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibsy Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 There's also a market stall down the moor that sells some of the old fashioned sweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_f Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I know the one, but I tend to get my stuff local in Handsworth at Sugar and Spice, next to the Post Office. Loadsa old sweets and big tubs full of barley sugar twists... <<drool...>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowrose Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 About 20 or so years ago, did Granelli's have a sweet shop on Chapel Walk? Near the back door of Marks and Spencers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1889 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Granellis own both the shop at park square roundabout as talk about and the open air shop on the moor! This shop has been open yrs and yrs! Quality sweets, old fashioned and very cheap! Plus, i can allways remember going there as a lad for some brandy snaps and some chocolate lick. mmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallBuilder Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 If you've got kids or can borrow some then it's well worth taking them to this shop just to see their eye's light up and it's a pretty good exscuse for you to indulge as well. There used to be a sweet shop at the bottom of Woodseats road and the family who ran it also had one in Dore village on a corner and i used to frequent both mostly for the jellied fruits but also to chat to the young lady who wworked there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1889 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 lol at wallbuilder........................ Im gonna have to make me some kids!!!!!! Just so i can indulge in sweeties in years to come, plus, then i can buy them a new playstation for christmas and play on it myself, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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