Newry Woolworths – Store 769

1 – 2 Marcus Square, Newry, Co Down, Northern Ireland BT34 1AD This Woolworths in Newry, Northern Ireland opened after the war in 1946. Source: Facebook Source: @punk_pin Source: Facebook They traded here for 62 years, closing in December 2008. It became an Ethel Austin for a short time, but today it is an office….

Armagh Woolworths – Store 611

5 Upper English Street, Armagh, Northern Ireland BT61 7BL Woolworths opened in Armagh, Northern Ireland, in 1935. This was the 10th Woolworths to open in Northern Ireland – you can read about the other stores here. Source: Flickr Source: hippostcard.com Northern Ireland has had its troubles in the past and sadly the Woolworths store got…

Lurgan Woolworths – Store 595

48 Market Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland BT66 6AH Woolworths opened in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, in November 1934 – in fact here is an advert for the opening. They even included free deliveries in the area. Source: Old Lurgan Photos This is a photo of the store, it was a small one in an…

Coleraine Woolworths – Store 415

19-23 Church Street, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT52 1AT Woolworths opened in Coleraine in 1930 on Church Street. It was a single-storey purpose-built store with that classic Woolies architecture you all recognise. The store was extended both left and right at some point (possibly the 1960s/70s) – you can see the central pediment and…

Bangor (Northern Ireland) Woolworths – Store 380

22 – 30 Main Street, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland BT20 5AR Woolworths opened in Bangor, Northern Ireland in 1930 on Main Street. Unfortunately I can’t find any early photos of the store. It was next to a supermarket chain with a very similar name of F.A.Wellworth & Co.Ltd. In 1974 the store was hit…

Lisburn Woolworths – Store 343

45 – 47 Bow Street, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Woolworths opened in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1928. I don’t have any photos of the original store, but from K. Morrison’s book we know that the store had been rebuilt to be larger in 1966. Sadly it was seriously damaged by a car bomb in…

Ballymena Woolworths – Store 212

12 – 16 Bridge Street, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Woolworths opened in Ballymena in Northern Ireland in 1926. I’m afraid there are no photos online of this store while it was open. But there is this article that talks about the store, written in December 2008: https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/the-wonder-of-woolies-ballymena-1-1911305 “At the height of its popularity in the…

Belfast North Street Woolworths – Store 99

157 – 161 North Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 1NE Woolworths opened their second Belfast store, Store 99, at 59 North Street in 1921. The first store was on the High Street (Store 59). Source: The Irish News Source: Belfast Forum In 1956 they moved to the site of the Gaiety Cinema at 157  – 161…

Portadown Woolworths – Store 93

35-36 High Street, Portadown, Northern Ireland Woolworths opened Store 93 in 1921 in Portadown, Northern Ireland on the site of a store called Anderson & Co. You can see it below with the awning, the building with 3 first floor windows. Source: Sprott Collection The store was extended to the right and modernised – the…

Londonderry Woolworths – Store 85

28 – 32 Ferryquay Street, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Woolworths opened in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 1920 at number 32 Ferryquay Street, taking over a Victorian building that was a furniture shop. You can see it on the far right in this photo. Source: Foyle Civic Trust In this 1955 photo, you can see an Art…

Belfast Woolworths – Store 59

11-15 High Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 2AJ Woolworths opened their 59th store in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1915. It suffered serious damage in 1928 when the upper floor cafe caught fire. The building was rebuilt together with Burton’s store next door on a much grander scale – you can see below how they carried…