Smethwick (High Street) Woolworths – Store 816

84 High Street, Smethwick, Warley, Worcs B66 1AQ There were already two Woolworths in Smethwick – Store 170 and Store 373. In 1953 the third Smethwick Woolworths opened on the High Street, about a mile away from the other two which had opened in the 1920s. The closing date is unknown, but it is not…

Olbury (Warley) Woolworths – Store 815

33 Birmingham Street, Oldbury, Warley, Worcs Woolworths opened in Oldbury, Warley in the West Midlands in 1953. It’s not on the 1995 store list, so closed perhaps in the 1970s/80s. At this address today is a shop called Capricorn Interiors – and have a closer look at it. Can you spot Woolworths floor tiles at…

Malvern Woolworths – Store 652

24-26 Church Street, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2AY Woolworths opened in the spa town of Malvern in 1936. It was a purpose-built store and I guess this was an Art Deco style from the look of it, probably designed to fit in with the other buildings on Church Street, and it appears to have been a…

Cradley Heath Woolworths – Store 449

74 – 75 High Street, Cradley Heath, Warley, Worcs Woolworths opened in Cradley Heath in August 1931 on the High Street. Cradley Heath Woolworths 1935 Source: Black Country History in Photos The store was progressively modernised in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, but struggled after the company withdrew from food in 1986. Source: Morgan, M….

Bromsgrove Woolworths – Store 427

37 High Street, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B61 8AN Woolworths opened in Bromsgrove in 1930 on the High Street, next to J.T. Taylor & Son. You can see it in this very clear photo from 1943. Look at the lovely window displays, the pelmets in the curved windows. Source: Facebook This postcard shows the canopies open. Source:…

Evesham Woolworths – Store 420

42-44 Bridge Street, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 4RZ Woolworths opened in Evesham in 1930. Sorry there aren’t any interesting photos of the store from the early year. Below is a more recent photo – it appears as it the top windows had black blinds. Source: Voice of Evesham The other side of the store opened up…

Kidderminster Woolworths – Store 245

Vicar Street, Kidderminster, Worcs Woolworths opened in Kidderminster in 1927 on Vicar Street. It was a small purpose-built store with classic Woolworths architecture. You can see the store below on the right – with thanks to Richard Pearson for the information. The store traded here until 1968 before moving to a new, larger store on…

Redditch Woolworths – Store 225

7 – 9 Market Place, Redditch, Worcestershire Woolworths opened their 225th store in Redditch in 1926. From this photo we can see that it was originally a small Art Deco building (see on the left). In the 1960s, the store had a makeover, which you can see on the left of this photo. But only…

Stourbridge Woolworths – Store 209

111 – 112 High Street, Stourbridge, Worcestershire Woolworths opened in the historic town of Stourbridge in early 1926. It opened on the High Street, but unfortunately I can’t find any photos of the original store. From the address, we can work out the it is where the Co-operative was, next to HSBC which was presumably…

Hereford Woolworths – Store 200

37 Eign Gate, Hereford, Worcestershire HR4 0AD In 1925 Woolworths opened their 200th store in the historic city of Hereford. Sadly I can’t find any photos of the store in the early days. We do know that the building was identical to the early Sheerness store (no. 201), as they were probably designed at the…

Worcester Woolworths – Store 65

41-44a High Street, Worcester WR1 2QD Worcester Woolworths, Store 65, opened in 1916 on the High Street. You can see it on the left of Marks and Spencer in this photo. Source: Pinterest In June 1979 the store in Worcester was severely damaged in an arson attack , which started in foam filled pillows in…