It was the home of pick n mix, Ladybird children’s clothes and it’s where we all ventured for the new number one record in the charts or the latest release double album – on vinyl. Are the memories coming back? The main store was in Bank Hey Street with another branch in Talbot Road. They both succumbed to the demise of high street shopping – it was a big deal when they finally closed.
These pictures rewind to probably the most iconic lost store on the high street– and one which is guaranteed to evoke nostalgia.
19. Remembering Woolworths
The caption on the back of this picture simply reads 'Woolworths, Talbot Road has closed' Photo: Bill Johnson
20. Remembering Woolworths
This was the empty Woolworths store on Bank Hey Street when it closed its doors for the final time Photo: Rob Lock
21. Remembering Woolworths
This looks like it was 1960s Woolworths Photo: National World
22. Remembering Woolworths
Eventually the original store became Pricebusters Photo: Bill Johnson
23. Remembering Woolworths
Woolworths, South Shore in 1991 Photo: National World