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The ongoing mystery of Byker’s (possible) former Woolies

Graham Soult March 07, 2010 Property, Retail Parks, Woolworths 3 Comments

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Still not sure if this is an old Woolies or not... (7 Mar 2010). Photograph by Graham Soult

Still not sure if this is an old Woolies or not... (7 Mar 2010)

Back in January I posted a shot of what is now the A&S Discount store in Byker’s Shields Road, questioning whether it had … Continue Reading

Is this shop in Shields Road, Byker an old Woolies?

Graham Soult January 05, 2010 Retail History, Woolworths 14 Comments

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Is this an old Woolies?

Is this an old Woolies?

Here’s a retail history question for you – was this building (above), in Shields Road in Byker, once a Woolworths? 

I spotted it back in September when I was paying a visit to the more recently closed Woolworths at Byker’s Newcastle Shopping Park. As you can see, the building could definitely use some TLC, suffering … Continue Reading