Woolworths, Ashton under lyne
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Woolworths, Ashton under lyne by michael ely as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
![](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/12/18/1121817_5950e074.jpg)
Image: © michael ely Taken: 16 Jan 2009
Situated in The Arcades shopping precinct. Whilst I was passing the security shutters were being raised and a group of ladies (former employees?) walked in for what I suspect was a meeting. All Woolworths stores ceased trading in January 2009 due to the economic downturn.