Sleaford Woolworths – Store 711

60 Southgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7RT Woolworths opened in Sleaford in 1938. Below are various photos from across the years. It traded from here right to the end, closing in January 2009. Source: @InSleaford Source: @mark_suffield Source: @mark_suffield Today the Yorkshire Trading Company is in the building. Source: Ballysundriven

Brigg Woolworths – Store 690

8 Wrawby Street, Brigg, Lincs Woolworths opened their 690th store in the town of Briggs in 1937. It opened in an existing building, and traded here until the 1980s. Perhaps it was too close to the Scunthorpe branch so they chose to close this one. Source: Nigel Fisher’s Brigg Blog Today the Post Office is…

Stamford Woolworths – Store 653

60 High Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2AW Woolworths opened in Stamford in 1936. It was a originally a small, purpose-built store with the recognisable architecture. In later years it extended into the building on its left. They traded from this location right until the end. The store closed in January 2009. Today you will find…

Gainsborough Woolworths – Store 429

6-8 Silver Street, Gainborough, Lincolnshire Woolworths opened in Gainsborough in 1930 – you can see the store in the below photo on the left. It was a purpose-built store with the classic architecture – single storey with a central pediment. Source: tatraškoda It looks like a market was held in the street in front of…

Louth Woolworths – Store 425

14 Market Place, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 9PA Woolworths opened in Louth in 1930 on Market Place – you can see the store on the left in the postcard below. Source: eBay It wasn’t a purpose-built store, it opened in an existing building where they traded right until the end. In this 1972 photo, the store…

Skegness Woolworths – Store 330

55 – 59 Lumley Road, Skegness, Lincs PE25 3LT  Woolworths opened their 330th store in the seaside town on Skegness. It doesn’t look like a purpose built store, as the windows on the upper floor look older. Here is a staff photo from 1938. Source: Facebook Sadly I can’t find any more photos of the…

Spalding Woolworths – Store 318

15 Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1XE Woolworths opened in the market town of Spalding in 1928. Sadly just 13 years afterward, the store was badly hit in WW2. Source: A Pictorial History of Spalding Woolworths picked themselves up and quickly put up a temporary store in the shell. Source: Woolworths Museum A permanent store…

Boston Woolworths – Store 167

22 Strait Bargate, Boston, Lincs Woolworths opened in the small market town of Boston in 1924. Unfortunately I cannot find any old photos of the store, just this photo from when the store was closing in December 2008. Former employee Matt Fox started his retail career at this store and he remembers it having a…

Grantham Woolworths – Store 157

8 Market Place, Grantham NG31 6LJ Woolworths opened in Grantham in 1924, originally on Market Place – this photo shows all the men who helped build the store. Source: Longland, M. Woolworths traded from Market Place for just over 30 years before moving to bigger premises (see on the left of this 1950s photo). Source:…

Lincoln Woolworths – Store 156

301 High Street, Lincoln  In 1924 Woolworths opened on the High Street in the historic City of Lincoln. Source: Woolworths Museum In the 1930s, the store had was extended and the property team had to adapt their standard store styling to secure permission to build. The store facade was timbered in Old England style, similar…

Grimsby Woolworths – Store 18

84a Freeman Street, Grimsby DN32 7AG The eighteenth store to open in the UK, Grimsby opened in 1913, completing a line of stores from the northwest to the northeast coasts. It originally opened on Cleethorpe Road. Grimsby store was popular with fishermen and docksmen, selling more hunting knives and budget breakfasts than any other branch. Source:…