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created by Collymonster on 01/02/2025 at 13:14 UTC
130 upvotes, 24 top-level comments (showing 24)
A fantastic shop back in the day. Sadly not actually making a resurgence but the shop thats been there since woollies closed is not that dissimilar..... still made me nostalgic.
Comment by SyntheticMind88 at 01/02/2025 at 13:23 UTC
302 upvotes, 6 direct replies
A Savers, a derelict Woolworths and a betting shop. A pretty good representation of the British high st in 2025.
Comment by GloriousCauliflowers at 01/02/2025 at 13:59 UTC
65 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Gosh the british high street is depressing
Comment by Ok_Crab1603 at 01/02/2025 at 13:31 UTC
27 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Woolworths was magical as child
I found Worms on the mega drive in there and my life was complete
Comment by Elegant_Plantain1733 at 01/02/2025 at 14:12 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
There was an empty blockbusters near me until recently. Council finally made them repaint the store front, but it's still empty.
Comment by SteSteB at 01/02/2025 at 13:33 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just seen someone else post this on Instagram. Good old Skipton Woolworths.
Comment by chedabob at 01/02/2025 at 15:05 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The one in Holyhead still has the full sign on the back.
Comment by vikipedia212 at 01/02/2025 at 14:22 UTC
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I thought this was a retouched picture from the 80s til I saw the modern vehicle and clothing etc.
Gosh 😐
Comment by xcoatsyx at 01/02/2025 at 14:52 UTC
2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Is this Skipton?
Comment by Azza-T at 01/02/2025 at 14:57 UTC
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I smell Pokémon cards when I think of Woolworths. Spent many years of my childhood begging my parents to get me some every time we went here 😂
Comment by FarToe1 at 01/02/2025 at 15:08 UTC
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Hope they fix those leaky gutters.
Comment by Breakwaterbot at 01/02/2025 at 15:59 UTC
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Sometimes i feel left out for not having these nice lovely childhood memories of Woolworths. It was just a shop that we went to sometimes. No different to a lot of other places and the pick n mix was no difference to loads of other places we went to.
Blockbuster, on the other hand, now that's a different story. We'd go down there after I finished school on a Friday sometimes because I had a couple friends staying over. We'd get a film, playstation game and a big bag of sweets, then head over to KFC across the road and mum would get us a bargain bucket to take home. Me and my mates would fill up on chicken and sugar while watching the film (The Mummy is a prime example of the kind of thing we'd get) before smashing out a few games on the PlayStation until we were all nodding off. Then we'd be up at 5am to pick up where we left off. Good times.
Comment by Riioott__ at 01/02/2025 at 15:59 UTC
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We gotta save the high street holy fuck
Comment by Poptastrix at 01/02/2025 at 15:40 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
OMG. Every high street picture just shows that the buildings need a bloody good power wash to get rid of all the car exhaust and coal and dirt that makes these pictures extra fucking depressing. The U.S. puts filters on Mexico when they film it to make it look less appealing...This black shit is our natural state, don't need a filter.
Comment by CheeezBlue at 01/02/2025 at 15:24 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
A good jet wash would really make a difference to these buildings
Comment by [deleted] at 01/02/2025 at 15:08 UTC
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Comment by MrST88 at 01/02/2025 at 16:04 UTC
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Huh, what a weird coincidence, the town where I grew up, the old Woolies also became a Yorkshire trading company (Sleaford, Lincolnshire)
Comment by V65Pilot at 01/02/2025 at 18:30 UTC
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My dad found an old Woolworths that was still open, years ago, in New York. Somehow he walked out of there carrying two used Lee Enfield 303's... Apparently, some Woolworths in the US, had a gun department.
Comment by bobillho_404 at 01/02/2025 at 21:42 UTC
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, near the birth place of the Marks and Spencer founder.
Comment by ChrisRR at 01/02/2025 at 23:49 UTC
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Those buildings need a pressure wash
Comment by pentesticals at 01/02/2025 at 23:55 UTC
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Sad this picture says a lot about the British high street. So many town centre full of empty units next to betting shops.
Comment by Connect_Ebb4291 at 02/02/2025 at 03:54 UTC
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I love how I recognised that as Skipton straight away and it brought back some memories of Saturday mornings looking round there
Comment by GrumpyGG64 at 01/02/2025 at 13:20 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Will it have pick ‘n mix?
Comment by dgirllamius at 01/02/2025 at 14:20 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I live in Germany now and they have Woolworths (well, Woolworth) and it's shit. It definitely doesn't have the same appeal as the ones we used to have. No pick and mix either.
Comment by originaljunglistuk at 01/02/2025 at 14:53 UTC
-2 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Apparently woolworths is still a thing In Australia, but not as good as it used to be.
