THIS image taken from the archives of the Lancashire Telegraph shows the old Woolworth's shop in a town centre.

When this picture was taken during the 1930's, Woolworth's sold nothing costing more than 6d.

This branch is where the typical Blackburn family did its shopping, buying everything from a bar of speak to a teapot, under one roof.

The site at the Church Street-Ainsworth Street junction was still the same well into the 1970s, but the shopping scene had changed dramatically over time.

The Blackburn branch of Woolworth's - which was one of the biggest in the North West - had brought shopping into the 70s, credit card style.

Woolworth's in Blackburn was one of a batch of 70 stores in Britain selected to launch its new credit card scheme, which would eventually be extended to cover 1,000 branches.

The minimum purchase that could be made under the scheme was £10, and the only items excluded at the time were alcohol, cigarettes and tobacco.

In the 1980s the branch moved out of Blackburn before making a welcome return to the town in 1998.

Along with branches in Clitheroe, Accrington and Burnley, Woolworth's presence remained in place in Blackburn until January 2009, when staff and shoppers said a tearful farewell to the national retailer.

Debbie Lowe, the last duty manager of the store in The Mall, Blackburn, said she had been “crying all morning” on the last day of opening on January 6, 2009.