N H Pearson, cycle engineers

[rb58]

I spotted this in East Grinstead yesterday on the front of a shop in the middle of a refurbishment. Is it the same family as the Pearson's in Sutton I wonder?

 

[Tim Hall]

It was a front for a spy organisation, or at least that's the only logical explanation I can think of. The window display was very tatty with stuff like Ever Ready lights on cardboard backing, chains from eons ago, that sort of thing. It was hardly ever open. I met someone once who had actually been in there. He'd noticed it was open so went in to buy something "just because". He only had a tenner and the shopkeeper didn't have change. He nipped down the road to bust his tenner in a sweet shop, but when he got back the spook shop was closed.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Pearson's have a heritage page on their site and there's no mention of an N H Pearson there. The business or Person himself appear to have moved from Cobham to Sutton at some point but nowt for E Grinstead. We may need a Missing Pearsons' Bureau.

 

[Arrowfoot]

http://www.eastgrinsteadonline.com/2015/01/09/pearsons/

Note also comments from the great grandson below the article on its history.

 

[Bollo]

We may need a Missing Pearsons' Bureau.

Very, very good indeed.