{"id":467,"date":"2008-12-23T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/?p=467"},"modified":"2009-02-24T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T13:34:34","slug":"woolworths-end-of-an-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/2008\/12\/woolworths-end-of-an-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolworths &#8211; End of an era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the\u00a0<a title=\"Woolworth store closure timetable\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/shared\/bsp\/hi\/pdfs\/211208_woolworthclosure.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">store closure timetable<\/a>\u00a0being published another icon is set to be removed from the British High Street.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-472\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-472\" title=\"woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Woolworths - Carlisle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woolworths - Carlisle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Famous for <a title=\"Pick 'n' Mix\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/dna\/h2g2\/A5142520\" target=\"_blank\">Pick &#8216;n&#8217; Mix Sweets<\/a>, Woolworths or Woolies as it is often known, is a familiar monument in almost every major town centre across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Something about the red illuminated signage, the silver door handles and the cream coloured tiled floors just invokes memories \u00a0of \u00a0growing up.<\/p>\n<p>Woolies has been a store for life, it has captured through the items in store, the timelines of so many people.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first 45rpm single for a girlfriend.<\/li>\n<li>Pots and pans for the home.<\/li>\n<li>Bulbs and plants for the garden<\/li>\n<li>The first clothing\u00a0for a child. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cards for anniversaries.<\/li>\n<li>Decorations and eggs for the annual festivities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and we must not forget the glue for repairing shoes when times were hard, cycle tyre repair kits and the gift tokens for loved ones far away at birthdays and at Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>800+ stores to close<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Woolworths will limp into 2009, however it may not manage to get the badge for <a title=\"Woolworths - Centenary\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/magazine\/7741199.stm\" target=\"_blank\">trading 100 years<\/a> in the UK unless a buyer for the brand can be secured.<\/p>\n<p>The Administrators have agreed a store closure programme and all 27,000 permanent and temporary staff will lose their jobs unless a last-minute buyer can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Woolworths operates 9 branches in Cumbria and all are set to close over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carlisle<\/strong> store to close on \u00a027 Dec 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workington<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a027 Dec 08\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Penrith<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a027 Dec 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Whitehaven<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a027 Dec 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ulverston<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a029 Dec 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keswick<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a029 Dec 08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kendal<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a02 Jan 09\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maryport<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a02 Jan 09<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barrow in Furness<\/strong>\u00a0store to close on \u00a02 Jan 09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of the Woolworth stores occupy buildings known as Woolworth Buildings like the one in Carlisle on English Street.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Woolworth Building\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carlislehistory.co.uk\/carlislehistorywxyz.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_471\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 310px;\"><a title=\"Woolworth Building\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carlislehistory.co.uk\/carlislehistorywxyz.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-471\" title=\"woolworth_carlisle_600x600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Woolworth Building - Carlisle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Woolworth Building &#8211; Carlisle<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Completed in 1933 the building has stamped in stone above the main building facade the words &#8216; Woolworth Buildings&#8217;. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Could this be the lasting legacy of the Woolworths name in the Cities or will planners allow demolition for redevelopment?<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of square meters of prime retail area will be made available as a result of the many stores closing and some may see this as a chance to take advantage of the opportunities this may provide.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if the brand is secured and the unique\u00a0opportunities\u00a0now offered with the land, properties and prime town centre locations are seized or just wasted to become yet another &#8216;tat shop&#8217; on the high street.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Gallery<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-467 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_building_600x200.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_building_600x200-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_70x70.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_70x70.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_160x160.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_160x160-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_160x160-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-471'>\n\t\t\t\tWoolworth Building &#8211; Carlisle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_carlisle_b_600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-472'>\n\t\t\t\tWoolworths &#8211; Carlisle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-482\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-482'>\n\t\t\t\tThe woolworth store in Carlisle &#8211; Now empty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-483\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-483'>\n\t\t\t\tThe woolworth store in Carlisle &#8211; Now empty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-484\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-484'>\n\t\t\t\tThe woolworth store in Carlisle &#8211; Now empty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery04.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery04-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-485\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-485'>\n\t\t\t\tEven the fixtures and fittings are for sale\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery05.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery05-150x150.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery05.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-486'>\n\t\t\t\tThe woolworth store in Carlisle &#8211; Now empty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery06.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/woolworth_empty_dec08_gallery06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-487\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-487'>\n\t\t\t\tThe woolworth store in Carlisle &#8211; Now empty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the\u00a0store closure timetable\u00a0being published another icon is set to be removed from the British High Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[525,77,527,520,535,29,542,538,17,550,528,551,521,552,540,541,516,548,547,511,74],"class_list":["post-467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-lifestyle","tag-45rpm","tag-carlisle","tag-child-cards","tag-door-handles","tag-gift-tokens","tag-kendal","tag-keswick","tag-maryport","tag-penrith","tag-pick-n-mix","tag-pots-and-pans","tag-temporary-staff","tag-tiled-floors","tag-tyre-repair","tag-ulverston","tag-whitehaven","tag-woolies","tag-woolworth-building","tag-woolworth-stores","tag-woolworths","tag-workington","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/author\/admin-2\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":481,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}