Our pictures of the glorious art deco frontage of the the Woolworths store in St Mary Street, Weymouth, has jogged a lot of memories.

Here's what some of you had to say online about your visits to the home of the famous pick 'n' mix and CD singles.

'Life is to live' said: "My favourite places were the cafe at the back of the shop where my mother use to buy me a milk shake. Upstairs where you bought biscuits loose from tin containers my favourite being pink wafers. My friend worked on the makeup counter as a Saturday Girl.

"Many memories of the crockery that my sister bought from Woolies which today are classed as vintage and sell for a fortune. Thanks for reminding me of my childhood."

'Gavtro' thinks "The demolition of the original Woolworths building was the biggest piece of cultural vandalism that the town has suffered in my lifetime, compounded by its mediocre and totally forgettable replacement."

'Dr. Mantis Toboggan' agrees: "Indeed, that wonderful art deco holding now gone."

Barbara Davis said: "I can remember going in there in 1950s on a day trip to Weymouth. We had a maximum of five shillings to spend. Those were the days!"

Many of you remembered the escalator in Woolworths.

'Sidney Hall' said "It had an escalator. Many people locally had never used one before. It seems daft to consider that now but at the time it was a feature of the shop when I was little. Being led into the shop with my mum and grinning when I realised we were going upstairs. "Don't step on the cracks!" At the top all I can remember was the fishing tackle section. Winfield branded of course.

What caught my eye mostly in that photo was Matthews Butchers. I'd all but forgotten about that place. Think it was a Baxters at one point. Thanks."

'WykeReg' said the escalator seemed like a novelty in those days.

"Interesting about the escalator and how people had to get used to using them. Way back in the day, when the first escalator was installed in one of the London Underground stations, an old sailor with a wooden leg was employed to ride up and down all day to show the wary public that it was quite safe!"

Meanwhile, 'Red Ralph' misses the town centre building, which is now occupied by Burtons and Dorothy Perkins.

'What a great stylish building, how many more buildings and structures around Weymouth will be lost to progress (lack of thought)'