Old Woolies

Former Woolworths store. Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths store

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 
Former Woolworths (now M&Co), Alnwick (23 Jan 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Alnwick
30 Dec 2008
M&Co
23 Jan 2010
Ashington
6 Jan 2009
Heron Foods (part)
16 Dec 2009
Former Woolworths (now Heron Foods), Barnard Castle (6 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Barnard Castle
27 Dec 2008
Heron Foods
6 Mar 2010
 
Berwick-upon-Tweed
27 Dec 2008 
Home Bargains
Not visited yet
 
Former Woolworths - and former Ethel Austin - in Billingham (28 Jun 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Billingham
3 Jan 2009
Ethel Austin (now closed)
28 Jun 2010
Former Woolworths, Bishop Auckland (6 Feb 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Bishop Auckland
3 Jan 2009 
Empty
6 Feb 2010
Blyth
6 Jan 2009
PerfectHome
16 Dec 2009

Former Woolworths, Newcastle Shopping Park, Byker (7 Mar 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Byker (Newcastle Shopping Park)
3 Jan 2009
Empty (but with plans by Asda to open a store)
7 Mar 2010
Former Woolworths (now B&M Bargains), Chester-le-Street (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Chester-le-Street
27 Dec 2008
B&M Bargains
12 Mar 2010
Consett
27 Dec 2008
BrightHouse (part)
10 Oct 2009
Former Woolworths, Darlington (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Darlington
27 Dec 2008
Next (not yet open)
12 Mar 2010
 
Durham
27 Dec 2008
Tesco Metro
11 Sep 2009
Gateshead
3 Jan 2009
Empty
12 Mar 2010
Gosforth
3 Jan 2009
The Co-operative Food
16 Jan 2010
Hartlepool
27 Dec 2008
Empty
17 Sep 2009
Hexham
30 Dec 2008
Iceland
8 Aug 2009
Former Woolworths in Houghton-le-Spring (11 Sep 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
Houghton-le-Spring
30 Dec 2008
Store Twenty One (?)
11 Sep 2009
Former Woolworths, Jarrow (16 Dec 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
Jarrow
3 Jan 2009
Empty
16 Dec 2009
MetroCentre
27 Dec 2008
Empty
5 Oct 2009
Middlesbrough
27 Dec 2008
Empty (was Waremart)
17 Sep 2009
Morpeth
30 Dec 2008
Iceland
16 Dec 2009
Newcastle upon Tyne
27 Dec 2008
Empty
16 Dec 2009
Former Woolworths, Newton Aycliffe (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Newton Aycliffe
3 Jan 2009
Empty
12 Mar 2010
North Shields
3 Jan 2009
Cramlington  Textiles Superstore
16 Dec 2009
Former Woolworths, Peterlee (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Peterlee
2 Jan 2009
Empty
12 Mar 2010
Former Woolworths, Redcar (17 Sep 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
Redcar
6 Jan 2009
Yorkshire Trading Company
17 Sep 2009
Former Woolworths, South Shields (16 Dec 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
South Shields
27 Dec 2008
Poundland (part)
16 Dec 2009
Former Woolworths (now The Original Factory Shop), Spennymoor (12 March 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Spennymoor
3 Jan 2009
The Original Factory Shop
12 Mar 2010
Former Woolworths (now Store Twenty One), Stanley (12 April 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult
Stanley
30 Dec 2008
Store Twenty One
12 Apr 2010
Former Woolworths, Stockton-on-Tees (17 Sep 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
Stockton-on-Tees (Castlegate)
30 Dec 2008
B&M Bargains
17 Sep 2008
 
Stockton-on-Tees (Portrack Lane)
30 Dec 2008
The Range
Not visited yet 
 
Wallsend
3 Jan 2009
Well Worth It
16 Dec 2009
Former Woolworths (now B&M Bargains), Whitley Bay (16 Dec 2009). Photograph by Graham Soult
Whitley Bay
30 Dec 2008
B&M Bargains
16 Dec 2009