Lyons Maid
Ice Cream maker
Part of J. Lyons and Co
By 1921 Lyons had introduced the Lyons Ice Brick, which could be obtained from their establishments and would survive for c.2 hours to be transported home.
1952 Many ice creams were available; e.g. Lyons Ice Cream Pola-Maid, 3d. Big Bars. 3d. Choc-ices, 4d. Kups, 6d. Gaiety Bricks. Neopolitan, Chocopolitan or Vanilla and Strawberry, 1/1. Mammoth Bricks, 2/- lolyrol, 2/6. Wondercake, 4/-.[1]
1956 Lyons Orange Maid was a drink on stick[2]
1957 A new ice cream distribution centre was opened - the new Ice Cream Distribution Centre at Lyons Maid Park advertised for staff/[3]
1957 The Lyons Maid Sundae Garden was shown at the Daily Mall Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia.[4]
1972 Facilities at Greenford, Liverpool and Boreham Wood
1981 Part of J. Lyons and Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Allied Lyons
Late 1980s J. Lyons and Co fell on hard economic times and was sold, eventually being broken up. Its ice cream and ice lolly products, branded as Lyons Maid, were sold to Nestlé.