Devizes Woolworths – Store 503

11 – 12 The Brittox, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1AL Woolworths opened in Devizes in 1933. The building was interesting looking, different on the upper floors. Source: Wiltshire Heritage Museum Woolworths traded here for 75 years, closing in January 2009. Source: Townsend, A. Today it is an Iceland. Source: Ballysundriven  

Chippenham Woolworths – Store 493

24-25 High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3ET Woolworths opened on Chippenham High Street in April 1933. It was a purpose-built store with 5 bays and a central pediment. Source: Historic England Source: 100thbirthday.co.uk This is a staff photo from the 1950s, it looks like it was a cold day from all the Woolworths girls wearing…

Trowbridge Woolworths – Store 348

32 Fore Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Woolworths opened in Trowbridge in 1928. It was on Fore Street, pictured below in the centre, left side (the shop with lots of people in front of it). Source: Mary Evans Picture Library In the 1960s the store had a makeover, and the whole front of the building looks different…

Salisbury Woolworths – Store 273

55 – 59 Silver Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire Woolworths opened in Salisbury in 1927 and it was originally at 55 – 59 Silver Street (right side, centre in the below photo). On the right here, the fascia has been changed to just ‘F.W. Woolworth & Co Ltd’ centred. The frontage looks quite large in this photo,…

Swindon Woolworths – Store 38

23-24 Regent Street, Swindon, Wiltshire Woolworths opened in Swindon the 12th September 1914 on Regent Street where it traded in a small buildling which was then extended to the left (No, 23) in 1936. Source: 100thbirthday.co.uk Here it is in the 1950s: Source: 100thbirthday.co.uk And the 1960s: Source: 100thbirthday.co.uk There was a refurb in 1973,…