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Woolworth's: 100 Years on the High Street
Kathryn A. Morrison
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Description for Woolworth's: 100 Years on the High Street
Hardcover. The story of Woolworth's told through the prism of its stores. Num Pages: 240 pages, 339. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AMG; KNPR; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1204.
Woolworth's bright red signboard was a beacon on British and Irish high streets for nearly a century. American in origin, Woolworth's grew rapidly after the first branch opened in Liverpool in 1909. The business model - with inexpensive goods piled on counter tops - scored an immediate hit with British consumers. By 1930 there were 400 stores, and by 1960 over 1000. With its own architects' department and regional construction teams, Woolworth's erected hundreds of prominent stores in shopping centres throughout England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It is these buildings - often typical of ... Read more
Woolworth's bright red signboard was a beacon on British and Irish high streets for nearly a century. American in origin, Woolworth's grew rapidly after the first branch opened in Liverpool in 1909. The business model - with inexpensive goods piled on counter tops - scored an immediate hit with British consumers. By 1930 there were 400 stores, and by 1960 over 1000. With its own architects' department and regional construction teams, Woolworth's erected hundreds of prominent stores in shopping centres throughout England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It is these buildings - often typical of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Historic England Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1192g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Swindon, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848022461
SKU
V9781848022461
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-25
About Kathryn A. Morrison
Kathryn A Morrison is an Assessment Team Manager at Historic England and an architectural historian.
Reviews for Woolworth's: 100 Years on the High Street
... Morrison's book is wonderfully revealing about the design and history of a business that was a familiar, and much loved, presence in Britain for a century and is essential reading for its insights into architectural, retail, and social history.
Philip Wilkinson
English Buildings Blog, November 2016
It may be time to reconsider the architectural and heritage ... Read more
Philip Wilkinson
English Buildings Blog, November 2016
It may be time to reconsider the architectural and heritage ... Read more