Coventry (Walsgrave Road) Woolworths – Store 883

251-253 Walsgrave Road, Coventry, Warwickshire CV2 4BD Woolworths opened in Coventry on Walsgrave Road in 1955. There was already a Woolworths in Coventry (Store 123). Source: Google Streetview This store closed in December 2008 and Heron Foods moved into the unit after. Source: ballysundriven

Warwick Woolworths – Store 790

36-38 Market Street, Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4DL Woolworths opened in Warwick in 1953. This is a very short blog post because after searching for hours, there really are no old photos of Warwick Woolworths. Just a few from when it was closing. It traded for 55 years, closing in December 2008. Source: Ousbey, G. Today…

Atherstone Woolworths – Store 661

44 – 46 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1AU Woolworths opened in the small market town of Atherstone in 1936. Crown Yard was demolished so that Woolworths could build their new store. It had the classic red-brick look with 5 bays and a central pediment. They traded from this building for 53 years. This photo was…

Stratford upon Avon Woolworths – Store 494

6-7 Bridge Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6AL Woolworths opened in Stratford Upon Avon in 1933. The store front was designed to match the look of the street, so the fascia was wooden with gold letters. I am guessing the store was extended into the Art Deco building next door to create a larger…

Nuneaton Woolworths – Store 227

21 Market Place, Nuneaton, Warwickshire Woolworths opened in Nuneaton in 1926, on the corner of Market Place and Coventry Road. Source: Our Warwickshire David Hookham’s grandfather was store manager at Nuneaton and he sent me these photos: Source: Hookham D. Today on the corner of Market Place and Coventry Street is the EE Shop and…

Sutton Coldfield Woolworths – Store 155

97 The Parade, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire The 155th Woolworths store opened in the royal town of Sutton Coldfield (made royal by Henry VIII in 1528). It opened on The Parade on the former site of a cinema. It must have done well, as a zebra crossing was put in front of the store – I…

Coventry Woolworths – Store 123

Smithford Street, Coventry, Warwickshire Woolworths opened in Coventry on 25th November 1922, on the main shopping area of Smithford Street. A building with an Art Deco facade was erected (see on the left in this photo). The store was enlarge in 1931 (middle right of this photo). Source: Historic England There was a further enlargement…

Rugby Woolworths – Store 117

30 High Street, Rugby, Warwickshire Woolworths opened in Rugby in 1922. I can’t find much information about the store from the early years, but from this photo we can see they had a large store upgrade in 1962. Source: Historic England I’m wondering if the below photo is of a back entrance, as the buildings…

Leamington Spa Woolworths – Store 114

60/62 The Parade, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire This building has a blue plaque – for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries The Parade was residential, and number 60 was once the home of Henry Peach Robinson – a local photographic pioneer. Woolworths opened here in 1922. There are no photos of the store online…