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Victory V Lozenges: The History Behind Britain'...

The Victorian throat remedy that became a sweet-shop icon - and the surprising ingredients its original recipe contained.

Sweets in Hounslow: Ambala's Mithai on Kingsley...

Hounslow's high street runs on mithai, not pick 'n mix — Ambala has traded Indian sweets there since 1965, but bulk British confectionery still means ordering online.

Sweets in Harrow: St Ann's, St George's, and a ...

Harrow has two shopping centres, St Ann's and St George's, and a world-famous school dating to 1572 — but no dedicated sweet shop between any of them.

Sweets in Enfield: Palace Gardens, Enfield Mark...

Palace Gardens is named after a 16th-century manor house that no longer exists, and Enfield's market has traded for centuries — but neither sells sweets at bulk scale.

Sweets in Bromley: The Glades' 135 Shops, and a...

The Glades has 135 shops and a name picked by local residents in a competition — but nothing in its 464,000 square feet is a dedicated bulk sweet shop.

Sweets in Sutton: The St Nicholas Centre, and a...

Sutton's £100m St Nicholas Centre opened in 1992 and is now earmarked for demolition as part of a town centre regeneration — leaving even less room for a specialist sweet...