Woolworths virtual Museum

[Wil]

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Downstairs in the big Harlow Woolworths was (as much as I can remember) hardware (tools etc.) as well as the restaurant. I'm sure there was more but I can't remember. I was more interested in the toys on the top floor

[suzannewozere2]

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Yes I went back to check on their war memorial and it wasn't working.
The one in Harlow had a restaurant downstairs with orange and yellow hanging lights on black bars and black and white horse sculpture on the wall. There was an old upright till just by that bit. I can't remember what they sold downstairs it might have been haberdashery and hairslides but the main floor had groceries at the back part.
Upstairs was clothing and plimsols.

I don't remember Harlow selling fresh meat but Clacton did. They all used to have tiled entrances and chrome handles with the W and a lot had wooden floors.

I went to the opening of the Bishop's Stortford one when it closed the original and moved a few doors along into a bigger building. It was opened by Don Estelle and Windsor Davies from it ain't arf hot mum. I had a signed single of whispering grass from that day.

Much later I got roped in for a what do you think of session about the store.

[Danny]

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And so it goes...

[joybee]

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Stumbled across this today - The Woolworths Virtual Museum

Thought it might interest you guys/gals.

(I did a search and it returned nothing so apologies if it's been posted before)

Looks like they've pulled the plug - leads to an empty page now and the main site has its Down for Essential Maintainance notice up !:cry:

Poor old Woolies......
(was on last night's News, most stores will be closed by the end of the month)

[Wil]

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Is that Harlow?

Yep it is/was Harlow. The other week I noticed a tiny little Woolworths sticker inside the sleeve of my old Star Wars soundtrack LP with the name of the assistant that served me and the date I bought it - 22nd August 1977 - my 13th birthday. Brought the wonder of Woolies right back to me

[Danny]

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This'll probably a frequent post in here in a few years ...

'Do you remember shopping in Woolies?'

[suzannewozere2]

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Is that Harlow?

[Wil]

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Alas, a far cry from what most Woolworth's are like these days



This was the Woolies I grew up with. Three floors; it had a bit of everything!

[Heather74]

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Very Interesting, thanks for that Mullentino

[Mulletino]

Stumbled across this today - http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/

Thought it might interest you guys/gals.

(I did a search and it returned nothing so apologies if it's been posted before)