Category Archives: Woolworths

Woolworth’s Architects

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

F. W. Woolworth landed on British soil with a group of hand-picked American managers in 1909 and promptly set about establishing a new chain of 3d. and 6d. stores. Suitable buildings were identified, converted and, if required, extended with the … Continue reading →

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Woolworth’s British Shopfronts

Posted on February 19, 2018 by

F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd occupied a prominent spot on British High Streets for nearly a century, from 1909 until 2009. Beneath the red and gold signboard of the famous 3d and 6d stores, the form of the shopfront … Continue reading →

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8 Classic Features To Help You Recognise an Old Woolworth’s Store

Posted on March 25, 2017 by

Originally posted on Heritage Calling:
Researching Woolworth’s stores in Great Britain and Ireland allowed me to wallow in childhood nostalgia. I clearly remember the old counter-service Woolies – customers clamouring for the attention of the ‘girls’, or testing the gigantic…

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Main Street and High Street in Tinted Postcards of the 1930s and 40s

Posted on February 6, 2016 by

In the 1940s, the American variety retailers F. W. Woolworth & Co and S.S. Kresge stocked ‘linen’ postcards of their downtown stores. Most of these cards were ordered by individual store managers from the sales agents of the Curt Teich … Continue reading →

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Eating Out at Woolworth’s

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

F. W. Woolworth & Co Ltd established a new tradition when the Liverpool store (Store 1) opened in November 1909, by including a first-floor tea room with windows overlooking Church Street. Behind the scenes lay a kitchen and a ‘waiting … Continue reading →

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