Gizzis Ice cream shop.

[Guerrero]

Another childhood memory.
In Oxford Street?
Long gone but never forgotten.

 

[A mex eyecan]

went to Marrocos today and took my Granddaughter, could not believe that they no longer sell Whippy ice cream. just now sell home made scoop. Have to say that although theirs are okay they always seem watery compared to other ice creams Fucciardi in Eastbourne for example leave them for dead

 

[supaseagull]

Another childhood memory.
In Oxford Street?
Long gone but never forgotten.

Yes I remember it well...just up from TSB and the PDSA.

Had little bits of ice in their ice creams which made them taste nicer.

I also remember the Cafe on the corner- was it Knowles or Sarah's back then?

 

[OzMike]

I lived in Brighton for 45 years and I've never heard of it.

 

[pottert]

Who gives a shit

 

[OzMike]

Who gives a shit

Obviously not you.

 

[Greyrun]

Gizzis was in St James St, Pips ices was in Oxford St.

 

[OzMike]

Gizzis was in St James St, Pips ices was in Oxford St.

Never heard of that one either.

 

[Justice]

Must be a fantastic mark up on ice cream, Albion ice cream Mr Barber?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Must be a fantastic mark up on ice cream, Albion ice cream Mr Barber?

that would leave me cold! No doubt if we leave it alone the idea will just melt away

 

[Super Steve Earle]

De Marco bros in London Road opposite St Peters church anyone?

 

[A mex eyecan]

De Marco bros in London Road opposite St Peters church anyone?

oh yes, remember them. Loved them dipped in then chocolate strands!
think they also owned the one on George Street in Hove

 

[A mex eyecan]

oh yes, remember them. Loved them dipped in then chocolate strands!
think they also owned the one on George Street in Hove

or should I say, loved their ice creams dipped in the chocolate strands not the actual De Marco's family

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Gizzis was in St James St, Pips ices was in Oxford St.

Definately this, Pips was the one in Oxford Street, superb ice cream in the 60's

 

[Guerrero]

Definately this, Pips was the one in Oxford Street, superb ice cream in the 60's

Good call!
Was taken there by my grandparents.
Were the owners Italian?

 

[bhawoddy]

The best one was the home made ice cream shop in boundary road. This was the very best ice cream you could get. When the old man died he took the recipe with him. He was offered thousands for it too......

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Good call!
Was taken there by my grandparents.
Were the owners Italian?

Seem to remember they were. Memory is telling me it was an elderly Italian husband and wife.
My mum and dad would shop at the Open Market, then go into the big Co-op cos they had a co-op "divi" card, I used to be fascinated by the tubes behind the tills.
They would put the payments in the capsule and it used to disappear up a tube then snake across the ceiling somewhere.
Then it was the highlight of the trip, down to Pips for a lovely ice cream cornet.

 

[desprateseagull]

don't remember any ice cream shop, in oxford st..

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

http://www.photosbrightonandhove.org.uk/ice-cream-shop-2.html

 

[Henfield One]

Wasn't Gizzis on the seafront near West Street? Great 99s, memories of the family getting Sunday afternoon ice creams aplenty.