poolway shopping centre

[jerryandtom]

Does any one remember the old poolway, woolworths

[townie]

Hi Jerry I remember the Poolway shops and Woolworths. I was born just down the road at Fontley Close.

[Phil]

I can't remember Woolworths in the Poolway, in fact I only remember the overhead pedestrian walkway over the Meadway that led to the precinct and the closest I ever got to it was the Meadway public house.

[townie]

Phil That photo you posted Woolworths was on the left with a walkway through to the car park.

[peter2001]

is it knocked down now ? You turn your back and they knock something down and build a supermarket. Like the swan, sheldon, shirley.

I know they knocked down the block of flats, and something at the side of the poolway. I remember it had a woolies, but it had lots of shops. The photo is from the corner by the buchers, if I remember right, woolies would be on the right hand run of shops.

[Chuckleberry]

I remember it so well as it was my first paid job. I worked there on a Friday evening and all day Saturday 1975-76 starting on the pick & mix counter before reaching the dizzy heights of the tills! Good times as I was still at school I earned £7:50!! I grew up in the area spending my early years in Donnington House and going to Blakenhale JMI 

[Valerie]

I remember the old poolway very well I worked in the hairdressers there for a few years  Kath and Gordon Bunn owned it  shop was split  , half ladies ,half gents  it was next to a chemist   there was also a gas show room there on the corner

[jerryandtom]

Does anyone remember the fountain, my mun still lives in blakenhale road, went over to shops other week what a dump.

[townie]

I remember the bench in the middle but can't remember any fountain and I was born in Fontley Close just down the road from the Poolway shops. But I may be wrong it was a long time ago.

[jerryandtom]

We moved there around 1967, thought it was verynice , played inthe park most days.

[elaine1]

i remember the bags of broken biscuits at woolworths.i also remember the fountain before it became a seating area.i can also remember peter so goods,the record shop, axfords the newsagent,bill the bandit supermarket,cannings furniture,wimbush,braggs and baines the bakers,heynes butchers,roberts the hardware shop to name a few.my name was mandy hiley then.happy days ,.wish i could go back.