Occupied for many years by Seldon's Amusements, Woolworth's 'W' is still in the entrance doorways.
Occupied for many years by Seldon's Amusements, Woolworth's 'W' is still in the entrance doorways.
Does anybody know what they are going to do with the old reservoir just around the corner ? I know that all the public toilets and the market area is being taken over by Tescoes. Now that they have got the Mecca Bingo there is going to be a lot of re-developement over the next 6 months.
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This one's in Garston's very own Manchester look alike Speke Rd "Arndale Centre". Well almost but it is an Arndale Centre. Shop now operated by Iceland
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I remember the Church Street store as a young cheeky kid
Getting all the toys out of the boxes and playing with them on the floor:
checking to see if there were any new Matchbox cars I could collect (89p I think they were!); stealing a sweet from the pic 'n mix counter; getting weighed on the big red weighing machine for 2p; having Sausage, Chips, Peas and Gravy from the Restsurant upstairs. (Is it me or was this called Reece's Restaurant?); the announcements on the PA: "Mrs Johnson. telephone please, Mrs Johnson"; messing around in the Photo Booth.
God, I used to love Woolies. Does anyone have any pictures of this place - it was an institution.
Got no pics of Woolies Church Street but fornd this on Google >>>>>>
http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/xmasdecs.htm
and this one as well>>>>>>
http://museum.woolworths.co.uk/pnm3dand6d.htm
Phredd
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In the days when we had nothing we had fun.
If tomorrow starts without me, remember I was here.
Woolworth's closed on 4 June 1983 and I took a photo.
It's just been put on the 1980s / 1990s thread.
Hi there - I can vividly recall the old tills in I think the Park Road, Woolies - same block anyway with the black shoots that dispensed your change. I was rather young at the time. I have fond memories of the area including the market and the really awful green dungarees with yellow shirts worn by the staff in the big supermarket - forget what it was called. Not forgetting Ray's china shop.
I hate the way they've left the whole area to rot - too much of our heritage is tied up in the entire area but then thats what we do best - destroy it.
I would like to mention about the little bit of nostalgia that I found in the local market recently. It was two pieces of paper, one a specification for a painting job to be done on the CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGE HOSTAL, in Shaw Street Liverpool dated 11.9.1956 The cost is £71 to decorate the ground floor office, stairs to basement and basement passage and kitchen.
The work consists of stripping walls, waterpaint two coats from ceiling to frieze, paper walls at7 shillings a roll (35p) burn off paint on woodwork to windows, paint two coats of gloss to same
replaster defective plaster, paint ceilings, limewash two coats to walls in kitchen and tidy up.
Cricky, you couldn,t get a bloke to come out for an estimate for that nowadays.
The hostal was in 119 Shaw Street.
There was something on the news about Woolworths yesterday. It stated that the buildings may be worth more than the value of the company. It also said it will be 100 years old next year, if it lasts that long.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6266703.stm
Before the one in Church street closed did they not change the name to Woolco, or was that the one in Kirkby?
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