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5-7 Southgate Street, Launceston – historic birthplace and former Woolworths [updated]

Graham Soult May 17, 2011 Market Towns, Property, Retail History, Woolworths 3 Comments

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Former Woolworths, Launceston (21 Feb 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, Launceston (21 Feb 2011)

The hazard of doing so much travelling around interesting towns is that I end up with more retail-related photographs – and topics to blog about – than I ever have time to cover. Back in February I spent a lovely (but occasionally wet) few days in the South West, managing to combine sightseeing around beautiful Cornwall and buzzing Bristol with visits to no fewer … Continue Reading

Taking a look around Alnwick

Graham Soult January 24, 2010 Independent Stores, Market Towns, Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 1 Comment

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Former Woolworths (now M&Co), Alnwick (23 Jan 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths (now M&Co), Alnwick (23 Jan 2010)

I’m ashamed to say that in more than a decade of living in the North East, I’d never – until yesterday – paid a proper visit to the attractive and historic Northumberland market town of Alnwick – named by Country Life magazine, in 2002, as the “best place to live … Continue Reading

Former Woolworths stores – status update

Graham Soult July 27, 2009 Fashion Stores, Property, Supermarkets, Variety Stores, Woolworths 8 Comments

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Closing down sale at Woolworths

Closing down sale at Woolworths

There have been a few more announcements of new occupants for old Woolworths stores over the last couple of weeks: