Brentford Woolworths – Store 829

120 – 122 High Street, Brentford, Middlesex Woolworths opened in Brentford in March 1954 as part of a parade of shops. Source: Facebook Source: Brentford High Street Project They traded here for 20 years, as it “did not prosper in the 1960s and was among the first stores to be closed on economic grounds during…

Enfield Highway Woolworths – Store 825

220-222 Hertford Road, Enfield Highway, Middlesex EN3 5BH Woolworths opened in Enfield Highway in 1954, as part of a parade of shops. They traded here for over half a century – 54 years. Martin Robbins was the store manager in 1986. Source: Flickr The store closed in December 2008. Today there is a “Fresh Food…

Harrow Wealdstone Woolworths – Store 758

67-71 High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 5DQ Woolworths opened in Wealdstone, Harrow, in 1940. It was a 5 minute walk from Harrow & Wealdstone London Underground station. The store traded for just under 70 years, closing in December 2008. Source: Facebook The unit was occupied by Tesco Express and then Peacocks

Kenton Woolworths – Store 734

201-203 Streatfield Road, Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 9DA The second Woolworths to open in Kenton (the first was Store 504), this one opened in 1938 and was closer to Queensbury London Underground Station. Source: Facebook The store traded here for 70 years, closing in January 2009. Source: Ballysundriven Here is the building today.

Ashford (Middlesex) Woolworths – Store 731

6 New Parade, Church Road, Ashford, Middlesex TW15 2UP Woolworths opened in Ashford, Middlesex in 1938. It was part of a parade of shops, but the building was more interesting looking with its curved windows on the first floor. Source: Clive D I don’t have much information on the store other than it traded from…

Belmont Woolworths – Store 709

25 Belmont Circle, Kenton Lane, Harrow, Middx HA3 8RF Woolworths opened in Belmont, in the Kenton/Stanmore area of Harrow, London in 1938. In this photo it looks like a purpose-built store in a parade of shops. This store closed in the 1970s/80s. Today there is a SKS Security shop in the unit and a top…

Pinner Woolworths – Store 706

11 Bridge Street, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 3HS Woolworths opened in Pinner on 8th October 1937. It had a corner plot on Bridge Street on the junction with Chapel Lane, not far from Pinner Underground station. I have a few memories of Pinner Woolworths here: Mark Ward: “I was manager of Pinner from 2006-2007 the store…

South Harrow Woolworths – Store 697

304-306 Northolt Road, South Harrow, Middlesex HA2 8EF Woolworths opened in South Harrow in 1937, in a parade of shops on Northolt Road. Source: Harrow Online Nicki Lewington was a Saturday girl at South Harrow Woolworths, she tells us, “This was my first store when I joined as a Saturday Girl in November 1985, worked…

Whitton Woolworths – Store 693

86 High Street, Whitton, Middx TW2 7LN Woolworths opened in the Whitton in 1937. It was part of a parade of shops, but still the Woolworths building had a unique look, and a large top floor facade. This Woolworths store closed 6th August 1988. It became a Superdrug, which it still is today. The Woolworths…

Rayners Lane Woolworths – Store 689

348 Rayners Lane, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 5EF Woolworths opened in Rayners Lane in 1937. You have probably heard of Rayners Lane as it’s a London Underground stop on the Metropolitan Line. The store opened in a parade of shops, just opposite the tube station. They traded here for 72 years, closing in December 2008. Today…

Yiewsley Woolworths – Store 654

96 High Street, Yiewsley, Middlesex UB7 7DX Woolworths Yiewsley opened in 1936 on the High Street. You can see in the below photo how it shared a building with Home & Colonial. The building was a historic one, built in 1868, called Clare Villas. Source: Facebook Source: http://www.londonbuses.co.uk Moving forward to the 1980s and Yiewsley was…

North Harrow Woolworths – Store 598

503 – 507 Pinner Road, North Harrow, Middx HA2 6EH Woolworths opened in North Harrow in 1934. Other Harrow stores that had already opened were Harrow Station Road (Store 406) and Kenton (Store 504). Sadly I can’t find any photos of it as a Woolworths. The store closed in the 1970s or 80s. It became…

Feltham Woolworths – Store 583

86 High Street, Feltham, Middx Woolworths opened in Feltham in 1934 in a small purpose-built store. You can recognise the classic Woolworths architecture in this photo – the central pediment, 5 bays and presumably red brick. The upper floor was set back as I think the neighbouring buildings were too. Source: Historic England In 1939…

Ruislip Woolworths – Store 576

122 – 124 High Street, Ruislip, Middx HA4 8LR Woolworths opened in Ruislip in 1934. It was a small purpose-built store with the classic Woolworths architecture. Source: Ruislip Online They traded here for 74 years, closing in December 2008. A Tesco Express opened here in October 2009. The shopfront has been updated but you can…

Hayes Town Woolworths – Store 541

53-55 Station Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 4BE Woolworths opened in Hayes Town in 1934. The purpose-built store was in the town centre on Station Road, near Hayes and Harlington train station. It had the classic Woolworths architecture of 5 bays, red brick and a central pediment.  This was one of my local stores that I…

Edgware (Station Road) Woolworths – Store 539

128 Station Road, Edgware, Middlesex HA8 7AE Woolworths opened in Edgware, Station Road, in 1934 – just one mile away from the Burnt Oak branch which had opened 4 years previously. Unfortunately I can’t find any old photos of the store. It was part of a parade of shops, near to Edgware tube station at…

Greenford Woolworths – Store 512 / 2023

48- 50 The Broadway, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 9PT Woolworths opened in Greenford in September 1933. It does look purpose-built but a different look to other branches. Perhaps the design was to fit in with the parade of neighbouring shops. You can see it in the below photo, the single storey building behind the bus. It…

Kenton Woolworths – Store 504

182 Kenton Road, Kenton, Harrow, Middx HA3 8BL Woolworths opened in Kenton, Harrow in 1933. Sadly I can’t find a photo of it. It was in a parade of shops, close to Kenton train station A second Kenton store opened in 1938 on Streatfield Road just 1.5 miles away, near to Queensbury station. This was…

Harrow Woolworths – Store 406

269 – 271 Station Road, Harrow, Middx HA1 2TF Woolworths opened in Harrow in 1930 on Station Road. It was purpose-built store, slightly larger than the usual with three entrances, and with a central pediment. In 1989 the store had a full refurbishment and there was a grand reopening according to former deputy manager Stuart…

Uxbridge Woolworths – Store 370

157/158 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1JY My local Woolies in Uxbridge opened in July 1929 at 158 High Street. It was a small purpose-built two-storey store, with the classic architecture on the upper floor (see in the below photo on the left). Source: philipsuter.co.uk Here is a postcard from the opening day in July…