49-50 Central Parade, New Addington, Surrey CR9 0AP Woolworths opened in New Addington in 1954, along a parade of shops in this South London town near Croydon. They traded here for 54 years. The store closed in January 2009. It did become a 99p store, which was taken over by Poundland.
Category: Surrey
Haslemere Woolworths – Store 779
14 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2JQ Woolworths opened in the market town of Haslemere in 1952. Haslemere is in a conservation area, which meant this Woolworth looks quite different from other branches. Here is an extract from the Woolworths Museum talking about the design. “Harold Winbourne, the company architect, showed remarkable stamina. While many…
East Molesey Woolworths – Store 764
136 Walton Road, East Molesey, SurreyKT8 0HP Woolworths opened in East Molesey in 1947, after the war. It was built as part of a parade of shops. There was a flood in 1968, and Woolworths was photographed then. The store was updated, you can see the fascia and doors in this photo. This is the…
Weybridge Woolworths – Store 760
27 High Street, Weybridge, Surrey The Woolworths in Weybridge is slightly different from others in that it was due to open in 1939 but didn’t due to the outbreak of WWII. It was actually was used as the Woolworths Head Office during the war, and then finally opened to the public as a store in…
Stoneleigh Woolworths – Store 756
65 The Broadway, Stoneleigh, Ewell, Surrey Woolworths opened in Stoneleigh, Surrey, in 1939. It was part of a parade of shops. Source: Francis Frith Source: Francis Frith This Woolworths store is listed as closed on the 1972 store list. The unit was recently a Budgens, but today you will find a Sainsburys Local here.
Banstead Woolworths – Store 737
46 High Street, Banstead, Surrey SM7 2LX Woolworths opened in Banstead in 1938. You can see in on the far left of this photo. Source: bansteadvillage.com They traded here for 70 years, closing in January 2009. Today there’s a toy/stationery shop here called Lorimers, which is nice and that’s what Woolworths used to sell. Source:…
Purley Woolworths – Store 728
5 Russell Parade, Russell Hill, Purley, Surrey CR2 2XQ Woolworths opened in Purley, Croydon, in 1938. It was part of a parade of shops. You can just about see it on the centre right here. This Woolworths closed down in the 1970s/80s. Most recently the unit has been occupied by Laura Ashley. You can tell…
Rose Hill Sutton Woolworths – Store 703
52 The Market, Rose Hill, Sutton, Surrey SM1 3HE Woolworths opened in Rose Hill, Sutton in 1937. It was about a mile from the other Sutton Woolworths Store 71. Now, I have searched online and just can’t find a photo of this Woolworths. They did trade from 52 The Market for 71 years, closing in…
North Cheam Woolworths – Store 687
514 London Road, North Cheam, Surrey SM3 8HW Woolworths opened in North Cheam in 1937. Cheam is a town, in the London Borough of Sutton, in South London. Source: Johnson, R. They traded here for just over 70 years, closing in December 2008. It became a Carpetwright. But now the unit is occupied by a…
Epsom Woolworths – Store 682
46 High Street, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8AL Woolworths opened in Epsom in 1937. The store was built on the High Street along with other shops – this photo shows the houses in front being demolished to make space. Source: Historic England Former manager David Horney tells us, “682 Epsom was the very first Woolworths store…
Camberley Woolworths – Store 673
3 High Street, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3QY Woolworths opened in Camberley in 1936. It was a purpose-built store on the High Street. Guy Burtenshaw was store manager from 1981 to 1985. He tells us, “I had a great team of people including a Cashier and Staff Supervisor who had given over 60 or 70 years…
New Malden Woolworths – Store 672 / 2019
106-110 High Street, New Malden, Surrey KT3 4EY Woolworths opened in a small store on New Malden High Street in 1936. There was huge excitement in the town on opening day – look at the crowds! Source: Pinterest The store was extended 3 years later in 1939. You can see it below on the right, 3 stores down…
Addiscombe Woolworths – Store 667
261 Lower Addiscombe Road, Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey CR9 6DB Woolworths opened in Addiscombe in 1936. It looks like it was part of a shopping parade, with the Woolworths store having a more ornate design featuring curved bricks. Source: Beckett, C. Former manager Derek Constable shares some stories from Addiscombe, “667 was my first store as…
Tolworths Woolworths – Store 646
20 -24 Broadway, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey Woolworths opened in Tolworth, near Surbiton/Kingston-Upon-Thames in Surrey, in 1936. It was part of a shopping parade – in the 1930s, lots of shopping parade were built like this in suburban areas, with a similar look on the upper floors. There were usually flats above the shops. This is…
Surbiton Woolworths – Store 615
73 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 4NY Woolworths opened in Surbiton in 1935. Surbiton is quite close to Kingston (Store 43) so it was tricky to find photos, as the Kingston store kept coming up when I searched. Surbiton store was built in an Art Deco style and it had a large frontage. Source: Flickr…
Wallington Woolworths – Store 600
84 Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0NQ Woolworths opened in Wallington in 1934. This was the 600th Woolworths store to open in the UK, just four years after the 400th in Southport, Lancashire. There were major celebrations by the company on reaching this milestone. Source: Woolworths Museum Couple of anecdotes from Facebook comments: “I had…
Chertsey Woolworths – Store 599
92 Guildford Street, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9AD Woolworths opened in Chertsey in 1934, in a purpose-build store with the classic architecture of red brick, 5 bays and a central pediment. Source: Historic England Source: The Guardian Former Store Manager Trevor Smith tells us, “599 Chertsey was my first store as manager in 1985. Completed a…
Mitcham Woolworths – Store 566
246 – 248 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3XN Woolworths opened in Mitcham in 1934. It was a purpose-built store on London Road. You can see it in the below photo, towards the back with the crowd of people in front of it. Source: Merton Memories Photographic Archive The store closed in the 1970s and…
Haywards Heath Woolworths – Store 552
106-108 South Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4LL Woolworths opened in Haywards Heath in 1934. It was originally at 106 – 108 South Road. Source: Francis Frith In the early 1970s they left the premises to move to a new purpose-built store up the road. Today Clarkes of Sussex is in the original building. 59-63 South…
Horley Woolworths – Store 545
8 High Street, Horley, Surrey RH6 7AY Woolworths opened in Horley in May 1934. It was a small purpose-built store on the high street, that you can see in the below photo on the right side. Source: Francis Frith The store closed in the 1970s. Today the building still exists and it is occupied by…
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