Leighton Buzzard – Store 695

37 High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 7DZ Woolworths opened in Leighton Buzzard in 1937. The building it was in is Grade II Listed – a 19th century building built of yellow brick with red brick quoins and a Welsh slate roof. It has previous been a drapers shop for over 100 years before Woolworths…

Dunstable Woolworths – Store 571

11-15 High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 3SD Woolworths opened in Dunstable in 1934. It was a large purpose-built store on High Street South, with the classic architecture that you’ll recognise in this photo. Source: Lane, K. In this 1989 photo there is an unusual red and gold fascia. Source: leylandbus The store traded from…

Bedford Woolworths – Store 184

7 – 11 Midland Road, Bedford MK40 1PL Woolworths opened in Bedford in 1925 on Midland Road. Source: Historic England The store quickly became too small, leading to the store being extended – first in 1930, and then again in 1933 so that it spanned across numbers 7 to 11 Midland Road. Source: Historic England In…

Luton Woolworths – Store 52

46-48 George Street, Luton, Beds LU1 2BA The 52nd Woolworths store opened in Luton on George Street in 1915, occupying two shop units. Source: Postcard from eBay On 17th June 1933, the store reopened after a rebuild. The design was quite a chaste Art Deco one with a hint of ornamentation. Source: Woolworths Museum In…