Taylor’s

Very old school, this — so much so, pupils from young school are not allowed inside in numbers greater than four. Ah, there’s something satisfying about the classics.
When I was a kid, this was where you used to stock up on snacks for the cinema, instead of paying full-​whack in the foyer before Return of the Jedi.
Back then, it had this single, central shelf which only ever seemed to have one loaf of bread and a packet of digestives. These days, it’s a friendlier open-​plan affair — with perhaps a smidge more space than it needs. While it can’t be classed as a fully-​fledged convenience store, and its magazine selection is far from exhaustive, the newspapers and a decent range of snacks (some unintentionally retro) and cans of pop make it a useful addition to the street scene, especially if you cannot be doing with a nearby express version of a national supermarket chain. Cigarettes and the Lotto raise things up a level and with a cinema still next door, it serves a purpose for thrifty parents already shelling out for tickets to Spider-​Man.