The Woolies thread.

[Keep out!]

Derby at end of March 09

 

[jbn6773]

Woolworths Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. April 2009

Then 5 weeks Later, preparing to re-open as Yorkshire Trading Company

 

[Richard Davies]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. April 2009

Then 5 weeks Later, preparing to re-open as Yorkshire Trading Company

My mum had a saturday job there in the 1960s.

 

[85 Vintage]

A bit of a while since I said i'd get a pic, only had my phone at the time

Matlock

Going to be an Iceland as the sign says, which will hopefully give the Sainsburys some competition.

 

[Landie_Man]

Yeah but Sainsburys is alright, Icelands ****

 

[Vintage]

Yeah but Sainsburys is alright, Icelands ****

Icelands good for ice cream so if you like ice cream as much as me. You'll love iceland!!!


I wold like to try get into my woolies, Had a loverly old style decor, It was a very old building. well still is..

 

[Anthillmob74]

sutton woolies is opening soon as a 'peacocks'

 

[85 Vintage]

Yeah but Sainsburys is alright, Icelands ****

Yeah, if everyone in the area actually wanted the Sainsbury's there in the first place lol

 

[85 Vintage]

Skegness store, currently going through a re-fit. Not sure what for, there was a notice on the window for job opportunity's, but i didn't go across and look.

Phone again..

 

[jbn6773]

woolworths Whitby

view from rear of store

 

[jbn6773]

Woolworths Middlesbrough

Now re-opened as 'WareMart': Photo to follow

 

[Dieter_Schmidt]

Now re-opened as 'WareMart': Photo to follow

Any chance of a proper photo, and not a watercolour?

 

[skittles]

I have been meaning to post on this thread for ages but keep forgetting to take my camera into town, so took a couple on my phone and will replace them with better pics once I take them

Warrington.

 

[escortmad79]

Bury St Edmunds:

Cowdenbeath:

Glenrothes:

Ipswich:

Livingstone Almondvale Shopping Centre:

Perth:

Stirling:

 

[RayB-UK]

Mare Street, Hackney.

The lettering is removed and the shutters are being installed, however this was taken in May - it's possible the site was being done up to aid a letting.

 

[justcurious]

Can`t believe the Plymouth one aint here

 

[nickyw_uk]

Woodbridge, Suffolk

 

[Earth Worm Jim]

My local Chester Woollies is being turned in to a Primark

 

[tweeddale]

Another similar collection http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=7254747
Hope this is of interest without detracting from this thread.

 

[strokesboy21]

i tried to take a pic of the plymouth one but got stopped by 2 nice pcso's