Northampton (Abington Street) Woolworths – Store 350

42 – 46 Abington Street, Northampton NN1 2AZ Woolworths opened their second Northampton store in 1929 on Abington Street. This one was known by locals as ‘Top Woolies’, and the first one as ‘Bottom Woolies’ (Store 53). The store was purpose-built in red brick. Source: Northampton Council Art Deco tile cladding was added later, with…

Wellingborough Woolworths – Store 317

10 – 11 Market Street, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1AW Woolworths opened in Wellingborough in 1928 on Market Street, on the site of the former Walter and John Goss stationers and printers. Woolworths put a single-storey building up with their recognisable architecture and the central pediment. There was a protuding wall to the left where they…

Rushden Woolworths – Store 231

95 High Street, Rushden, Northants NN10 0NR Woolworths opened in Rushden in 1926, opening on the High Street. Robert Clark has done a lot of research into this particular store, collating some fascinating stories – have a read here. In October 1997, the store closed for a refurbishment and was converted to a Woolworths ‘Local’….

Kettering Woolworths – Store 221

51 – 55 High Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN16 8TE Woolworths opened in Kettering in 1926. You can see the store on the left of this 1950s photo. In 2002, Kettering was on of the first 10/10 trial stores – you can read more about the new look stores here. From the outside the most noticeable different…

Northampton Gold Street Woolworths – Store 53

38 – 40 Gold Street, Northampton NN1 1RZ Woolworths opened their 53rd store in Northampton on Gold Street in 1915. There is no written information about the store, but I found these two photos where you can see Woolworths on the left with the Art Deco frontage. We can assume the store was extended and…