This is Woolworths situated at the corner of Charles Street. This store had a food hall there. In my college holidays I used to work on the checkout. We had to know all the prices. We were not allowed to sit down so we finished our shifts with aching feet and backs. We all looked forward to the supervisor letting us shelf-stack to give us a spot of exercise.

Barbara Morse This is a picture of Woolworths in Commercial Street, I used to live very close by in Llanarth Street and when I was young I used to visit the store regularly. I remember there used to be a man outside with a monkey and you could have your picture taken with him. My grandmother also had two pet monkeys that my uncle brought home from his travels with the Merchant Navy.

Dennis Miles, Newport

The Now and Then picture is of Commercial Street and Woolworth’s is on the corner. This is now the Body Shop, next to it was a sports shop and Superdrug. Across the road is Lloyds bank. The tabernacle church used to be there.

Mrs M Reardon

This week’s Now and Then picture shows the corner of Charles Street and Commercial Street, this corner used to be occupied many years ago by a pub called The Parrot where John Frost used to hold meetings.

The Then picture shows that it was replaced by Woolworths which stocked everything, and everything was cheap. Woolworths had previously occupied the shop which is now Boots the chemist. Woolworths moved from this site and had a smaller shop in the In Shops, now called The Kingsway Centre. They opened a Big W store at Maesglas – and then there was no Woolworths.

Brian J J Jelf

More from April 7 edition The picture shows the back entrance to the Tredegar Arms and further on, out of view was the Cambrian Warehouse, selling goods ranging from housewares to quality clothing and footwear. The large building to the left is the old Post Office building and Station Approach.

Jaqui Davies, Croesyceiliog

Today’s photo is of Station Approach and the Savoy Buildings, on the High Street corner of which was the Savoy Café. This fine building was demolished and replaced by the brick and characterless General Post Office which has been long since joined its predecessor to be replaced with another brick building.

Dave Woolven, Newport