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A tale of three Tyneside ex-Woolies – Jarrow, North Shields and Wallsend

Graham Soult August 12, 2011 Property, Shopping Centres, Woolworths 4 Comments

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St Clare's Hospice shop, Jarrow (8 Aug 2011). Photograph by Graham Soult

St Clare's Hospice shop, Jarrow (8 Aug 2011)

While Store Twenty One is about to take over the unoccupied part of South Shields’ former Woolies, the ex-Woolworths in Jarrow – already part-occupied by Store Twenty One – has gained a new tenant for its own vacant section.

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Woolies photo updates from South Shields, Wallsend, Jarrow and North Shields

Graham Soult November 17, 2010 Property, Retail History, Woolworths 11 Comments

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Former Woolworths, South Shields (10 Nov 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Former Woolworths, South Shields (10 Nov 2010)

While out and about on my recent travels, I’ve revisited – often just in passing – some of the former Tyneside Woolies sites that I’ve blogged about in the past. Though the number of empty sites is now dwindling, there are still a few interesting updates to report upon.

There’s no apparent movement on the empty half of South Shields’ former Woolworths … Continue Reading

One day – ten former Woolies – one tired blogger

Graham Soult December 16, 2009 Property, Variety Stores, Woolworths 12 Comments

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Well worth it? Well, perhaps...

Well worth it? Well, perhaps...

Back in September, you might recall me trumpeting the fact that I’d visited six old Woolworths in a day. Today, however, I must confess to visiting (and photographing) ten in one day – or eleven if you count the extra one that I passed on the bus but was too tired to stop at. Needless to say, you … Continue Reading