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Sweets in Stevenage: Old Town Market's Charter ...

Stevenage Old Town's market ran on a Royal Charter from 1281 until 1961 — and its first dedicated sweet shop in years only opened in March 2026. Even so, bulk,...

Sweets in Rochester: Sweet Expectations, High S...

Sweet Expectations on Rochester's Dickensian High Street sells handmade Kentish fudge and gluten-free sweets — but for bulk and halal-friendly ranges, Rochester shoppers order online.

Sweets in Birkenhead: Market Rebuilt After 1974

Birkenhead Market has traded since 1835 and was rebuilt after a devastating 1974 fire — nearly two centuries of trading, and still not a bulk bag among the stalls.

Sweets in South Shields: Market Place and Mayna...

Maynard's sold sweets from Ocean Road for most of the 20th century, and South Shields Market Place is one of the North East's oldest — but neither ever covered bulk,...

Sweets in Gateshead: Market Older Than 1246

Gateshead's market rights are recorded as far back as 1246 — but the town's old indoor market has since been demolished, and what replaced it isn't built for a bulk...

Sweets in Craigavon: New Town Between Two Older...

Craigavon was planned from scratch in 1965 to link Lurgan and Portadown — and it's in Portadown's older centre, at Goodies Traditional Sweet Shop, that the area's real sweet-shop story...