Woolworth's, Banbridge (1of3)
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Woolworth's, Banbridge (1of3)
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 4 Jan 2009
I remember it opening (in Newry Street) – the local paper put it as 1965. Before then the nearest Woolworth’s were in Newry and Portadown or far-flung Belfast. Until it opened the only “big” names in the town were “Stewarts Cash Stores” and the “Home and Colonial”. Definitely the end of an era. Continue to Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.347865
Longitude
-6.270695