Volume: F W Woolworth and Company Limited, 1 Standishgate, Wigan

Location:
F W Woolworth And Company Limited, 1 Standishgate, Wigan
Reference:
FWW01/01/0187
Type:
Volume Containing Photographic Material
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Description

A file containing 5 photographs depicting the F W Woolworth and Co store at Standishgate, Wigan. Known as Woolworths store number 187, this was the one-hundred and eighty-seventh branch of Woolworths to open in the British Isles. The store opened in 1924, originally occupying the ground floor of the Royal Hotel. The hotel was demolished and Woolworths built a new, half-timbered store on the site. It closed in 1984.

Content

This is part of the Series: FWW01/01 Woolworths Store Files Of Photographs Of Shops; within the Collection: FWW01 Woolworths Collection

This Volume is divided into 2 Child Records
This Volume contains the following materials:
Photograph (Print): 5

Rights

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Keywords

Early 20th Century Shop, Shops And Shopping