There was something for everyone at Woolworths, a chain store found on High Streets in England and Wales.
Affectionately known as “Woolies”, Woolworths stocked a wide range of goods. These included toys and games, sweets and chocolate, and record players.
They also sold portable radios, car accessories, household paint, stamps, stationery, electric fires and fan heaters. The larger stores sold garden furniture and plants. If you and your family shopped at Hanley Woolworths, tell us about the shop and the things it sold. Email, northstaffordshireheritage@outlook.com
To learn about Hanley Woolworths, click “Woolies Buildings-Then and Now” at the top of the extract.
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7-9 Upper Market Square, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST1 1PY
In 1915, World War One did not stop Woolworth expanding and they opened their 55th store on Upper Market Square in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. As with many war-time stores, it had a similar design to Kingston-upon-Thames (Store 43), with an open pediment and a Venetian window.
Hanley Woolworths 1920s
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In 1937 the store had a makeover, and as it was a long-store, the design was Art Deco with a centrepiece at the top.
Hanley Woolworths 1950s
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Hanley Woolworths 1950s
Hanley Woolworths 1958
Hanley Woolworths 1960s
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In the 1970s the store was modernised along with the conversion to self-service. A typical frontage design was to have long narrow brick sections alternating with aluminium panels. As for the entrance, the display windows were moved to the sides and a panel of doors installed across the centre.
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