Interestingly some of them still had a few bits of stock inside!
The shop unit in Warrington will soon be home to Funky Figures. It's nice to see they've kept all of the former Grainger Games shelving inside to give it a nostalgic hit.
The company was founded in 1996 and ceased operations on the 28th March 2018.
As a brand with shops in the North of England and Scotland I only became a regular shopper at Grainger Games when I moved to Stockport in 2016. I picked up some nice old games for my SEGA Master System there.
In our continued look at old, defunct and lost shops we took a walk round the old Toys R Us store in Warrington, Cheshire at the weekend.
Toys R Us ceased trading in the UK back in April 2018 and the Warrington location has been empty since then. The site will become a car dealership in the future.
While very little of the signage is still in place you can still clearly see ghost signs of the TOYS R US and BABIES R US logos on the building.
Working at Toys R Us
My first job while at university in the year 2000 was as one of Geoffrey's helpers at the Luton store. I worked on the video game and electronics section.
We never had these branded bollards at the Gipsy Lane store in Luton
A look round the Warrington location
Here are some more snaps and videos of the store as it looked in July 2020.
The approach to the store
These branded stones are very very nice
Ghost signage
The lettering from the old sign is still visible on the side of the building
Note the markings on the ground
Coronavirus social distancing warnings
The container loading bay. When I worked at Toys R Us I spent parts of my evening shifts unloading the containers
One of the few signs still on the building. While it's unbranded, the Toys R Us typeface is recognisable
Toys R Us and Babies R Us ghost signs
The overgrown trolley bay at the front of the store
An empty trolley bay
A 'tombstone' to the dead brand
Toys R Us in Ancoats, Manchester
I took a look at the old Toys R Us store at the Central Retail Park in Ancoats, Manchester just prior to it's demolition in March 2019.
Check out photos of that location from two visits in February 2019 - one / two.
We had a look at what's left of the old Central Retail Park last Friday.
A visit to the Putters Adventure Golf course at the Superbowl in Warrington.
We had a very nice day out in Warrington, Cheshire on Saturday and visited Superbowl Warrington in the Golden Square shopping centre.
The 12-hole indoor Adventure Golf course has a funfair and circus theme and looks amazing. We've played miniature golf courses at funfairs, theme parks and at Circus Circus in Las Vegas but the Putters Adventure Golf layout in Warrington was the first we've played that has gone full on with the theme.
When we arrived we had to go to the tenpin bowling reception desk to ask to play. The member of staff who came over to the minigolf reception was really good and explained the layout. It was also a nice touch to be able to store our big coats and bags for free in the lockers next to the course.
The first hole eases you in by playing the Tea Cups. You then move on to the Dodgems, before riding the Carousel.
Videos from our visit to Putters Adventure Golf at Superbowl Warrington.
Putters Adventure Golf was the 938th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006. It was the 899th minigolf course we've been to in the British Isles.
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I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer.
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