Old Woolies
Given the growing number of former Woolworths shops that I’ve photographed for this blog over the past year, I thought it would be useful to create a single contents page to list all the featured stores.
My current count of former stores photographed and visited is:
- North East stores closed in Dec 2008 / Jan 2009: 31 (out of 33)
- Stores outside North East closed in Dec 2008 / Jan 2009: (to be added later)
- Stores closed prior to Woolworths’ administration: (to be added later)
The page will be updated as I visit and photograph more former Woolies – my goal is to visit all the remaining stores in the North East during 2010, and to snap any others in the UK as I happen to be passing.
Stores closed following Woolworths’ collapse in 2008 – North East
Photo |
Location |
Closure date |
Current status |
Last photographed |
Latest blog post links |
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Alnwick |
30 Dec 2008 |
M&Co |
23 Jan 2010 |
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Ashington |
6 Jan 2009 |
Heron Foods (part) |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Barnard Castle |
27 Dec 2008 |
Heron Foods |
6 Mar 2010 |
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Berwick-upon-Tweed |
27 Dec 2008 |
Home Bargains |
Not visited yet |
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Billingham |
3 Jan 2009 |
Ethel Austin (now closed) |
28 Jun 2010 |
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Bishop Auckland |
3 Jan 2009 |
Empty |
6 Feb 2010 |
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Blyth |
6 Jan 2009 |
PerfectHome |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Byker (Newcastle Shopping Park) |
3 Jan 2009 |
Empty (but with plans by Asda to open a store) |
7 Mar 2010 |
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Chester-le-Street |
27 Dec 2008 |
B&M Bargains |
12 Mar 2010 |
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Consett |
27 Dec 2008 |
BrightHouse (part) |
10 Oct 2009 |
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Darlington |
27 Dec 2008 |
Next (not yet open) |
12 Mar 2010 |
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Durham |
27 Dec 2008 |
Tesco Metro |
11 Sep 2009 |
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Gateshead |
3 Jan 2009 |
Empty |
12 Mar 2010 |
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Gosforth |
3 Jan 2009 |
The Co-operative Food |
16 Jan 2010 |
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Hartlepool |
27 Dec 2008 |
Empty |
17 Sep 2009 |
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Hexham |
30 Dec 2008 |
Iceland |
8 Aug 2009 |
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Houghton-le-Spring |
30 Dec 2008 |
Store Twenty One (?) |
11 Sep 2009 |
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Jarrow |
3 Jan 2009 |
Empty |
16 Dec 2009 |
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MetroCentre |
27 Dec 2008 |
Empty |
5 Oct 2009 |
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Middlesbrough |
27 Dec 2008 |
Empty (was Waremart) |
17 Sep 2009 |
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Morpeth |
30 Dec 2008 |
Iceland |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
27 Dec 2008 |
Empty |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Newton Aycliffe |
3 Jan 2009 |
Empty |
12 Mar 2010 |
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North Shields |
3 Jan 2009 |
Cramlington Textiles Superstore |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Peterlee |
2 Jan 2009 |
Empty |
12 Mar 2010 |
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Redcar |
6 Jan 2009 |
Yorkshire Trading Company |
17 Sep 2009 |
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South Shields |
27 Dec 2008 |
Poundland (part) |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Spennymoor |
3 Jan 2009 |
The Original Factory Shop |
12 Mar 2010 |
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Stanley |
30 Dec 2008 |
Store Twenty One |
12 Apr 2010 |
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Stockton-on-Tees (Castlegate) |
30 Dec 2008 |
B&M Bargains |
17 Sep 2008 |
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Stockton-on-Tees (Portrack Lane) |
30 Dec 2008 |
The Range |
Not visited yet |
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Wallsend |
3 Jan 2009 |
Well Worth It |
16 Dec 2009 |
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Whitley Bay |
30 Dec 2008 |
B&M Bargains |
16 Dec 2009 |






























