Skidmores Home Interiors

Skidmores Home Interiors Skidmores was founded in 1919 by Stanley Harold Skidmore. He prided himself on hard work and personal service.

Skidmores was founded in 1919 by Stanley Harold Skidmore who came to Weston super Mare to convalesce after being injured in the 1st World War. He found his perfect location in Worle High Street and set about serving the local community with household goods and services. This ethos was passed down through his twin sons, Bill and Bert, who carried the business through the 60s, 70s and 1980s giving

the business the platform from which it exists today. The current owners Brian and Michael Skidmore have kept these family values and traditional services going through these modern times making sure the customer always comes first. They are fully committed to supplying quality products and services at very competitive prices. Why not have a look in side our store with our video store guide.

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 27: Carnival Day in The Parade 🎠The Worle Carnival tradition was still bringing the village tog...
07/06/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 27: Carnival Day in The Parade 🎠

The Worle Carnival tradition was still bringing the village together in the 1980s.

This lovely photograph shows the Brownies making their way through The Parade with their maypole, watched by parents, shoppers and curious onlookers lining the street.

And what a backdrop it is.

Johns Bakery.
Francis Hair Salon.
The Woolshop.
Smith's Shoes.

Just out of shot were Porter's greengrocers and wet fish shop too.

For many people, these weren't just shops. They were part of everyday life. Places you popped into several times a week, where everybody knew your name and you were never far from someone stopping for a chat.

Looking at this photo now, it's hard to know what catches your eye first the children taking part, the familiar shop fronts, or the memories it brings flooding back.

A moment of village life, captured forever.

💭 Were you in the carnival, watching from the pavement, or shopping in The Parade that day?

💭 Which of these shops do you remember best?



The Chair That Changed Comfort ✨Back in 1934, Jens Ellingsen Ekornes started a small furniture company in Norway with ju...
04/06/2026

The Chair That Changed Comfort ✨

Back in 1934, Jens Ellingsen Ekornes started a small furniture company in Norway with just three employees and a simple idea: make better furniture.

Fast forward to 1971, and that same forward thinking approach led to something revolutionary.

The first Stressless® recliner.

Designed as the world's first true TV chair, it allowed you to lean back, relax, watch television, or turn towards family and friends in one smooth movement.

At the heart of it was the patented Stressless® Glide™ System a feature that transformed comfort and continues to define Stressless today.

More than 50 years later, the iconic design remains instantly recognisable.

The original.
The pioneer.
The chair that changed comfort.

📍 Experience Stressless® for yourself at Skidmores.




📖 Skidmores Story – Part 26: Eighty Years of Change 🏡By the 1980s, Worle High Street had changed almost beyond recogniti...
31/05/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 26: Eighty Years of Change 🏡

By the 1980s, Worle High Street had changed almost beyond recognition.

In the 80 years since the first Skidmore businesses appeared in The Parade, fields had become housing estates, farms had disappeared, and the village had grown far beyond what Edward Skidmore could ever have imagined.

Gateway Supermarket still looked brand new, cars filled the High Street and its wide forecourt had become a popular place to stop and chat with neighbours.

Looking back now, it's hard not to notice how much has changed.

Gateway has gone.
Many other businesses have come and gone too.

Yet through all those decades of change, Skidmores remained, growing alongside Worle and serving generation after generation.

The village may have changed beyond recognition, but some names have stood the test of time.

💭 How many of the shops in this photo can you remember?


📖 Skidmores Story – Part 25: Busy Days at Skids 🛋️By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, Skids was busier than ever.Worle...
24/05/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 25: Busy Days at Skids 🛋️

By the late 1970s and into the 1980s, Skids was busier than ever.

Worle was growing fast, with new estates appearing all around the village and every new home needed carpets, furniture and beds.

In 1979, Brian, Bill’s son, joined the business full time after finishing at Broadoak Sixth Form Centre, becoming the next generation to step behind the counter.

Around the same time, Ken Passmore left the business after many years. Bill always missed him, but Ken understood that family came first and didn’t want to stand in Brian’s way.

By now, Skids had spread far beyond the original shop.

Showrooms appeared across the High Street, warehouses filled Mendip Avenue, and customers wandered between furniture, carpets, beds and the hugely popular Schreiber Centre.

And people rarely just bought one thing.

A new carpet often meant a new three-piece suite to match.
A new house usually meant a new bed too.

Back then, the lounge was the heart of the home, families gathered around the television together, and people took real pride in how their homes looked.

Most customers bought straight from the showroom floor and quite often their furniture would arrive the very same day.

Different times.
Busy times.
And for Skids, business was booming.

💭 Do you remember shopping at Skids during the 70s or 80s… or choosing your first carpet or suite there?


📖 Skidmores Story – Part 24: The Last Days of the Sweet Shop 🍬By the mid-1970s, Worle was changing fast, but some parts ...
17/05/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 24: The Last Days of the Sweet Shop 🍬

By the mid-1970s, Worle was changing fast, but some parts of the old village still felt untouched.

This photo captures Skids in the final years of the sweet shop and ironmongery store and for many locals, this is probably how they remember it best.

Wallpaper.
Paint.
Sweets.
To***co.

A strange mixture when you think about it now… but somehow it worked perfectly.

You would go in for one thing and come out with three others.

The old bay windows above the shop had gone by this point too, replaced with larger picture windows as the business moved with the times.

But not everyone wanted things to change.

Because before long, the sweet shop and ironmongers would disappear altogether, making way for expanding furniture showrooms as Skids entered a new chapter.

For plenty of people, that little sweet shop wasn’t just a shop.

It was part of growing up.

💭 What do you remember most about the sweet shop at Skids?
The sweets jars? The smell of the place? The to***co counter? Or being sent down there for something by your parents?


Experience comfort that’s truly out of this world 🚀🌙Did you know that TEMPUR® material was originally developed from NAS...
14/05/2026

Experience comfort that’s truly out of this world 🚀🌙

Did you know that TEMPUR® material was originally developed from NASA space technology to help absorb the G-forces experienced by astronauts during launch?

Today, that same innovation helps deliver the incredible pressure relief and support TEMPUR® is famous for 🛏️✨

Recognised by the Space Foundation Certified Space Technology Program, TEMPUR® continues to combine advanced technology with exceptional comfort.

Visit Skidmores of Worle and experience TEMPUR® for yourself.

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 23: When Worle Started to Change 🏡To the people who lived here, Worle still felt like a village...
09/05/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 23: When Worle Started to Change 🏡

To the people who lived here, Worle still felt like a village.

But during the 1960s, things began to change and quickly.

Fields and pasture land slowly gave way to roads, houses and new estates. Places people had known all their lives started to change before their eyes.

The photos here capture that change perfectly.

One shows Nutwell Road under construction in 1964, as building work began spreading across fields that had been untouched for generations.

Another shows Nook Farm and Greenwood Cottages before Gateway Supermarket arrived on the site, a view many older locals will remember well.

Tripps Farm was gone.
Cross Grounds in Church Road became housing.
And by 1966, even the land opposite St Martin’s Church was being developed.

Nutwell Road, Pilgrims Way, Tormynton Road and Friar Avenue all began to appear.

And as families moved into those new homes, many ended up heading to Skids.

That’s what most people called it. Hardly anyone said Skidmores.

Even as Worle changed, Skids still felt like part of the village.

💭 Do you remember Worle before the new estates were built… or shopping at “Skids”?


Meet the Stressless® Adam, where comfort meets timeless design 🛋️✨This premium recliner is designed with the signature S...
03/05/2026

Meet the Stressless® Adam, where comfort meets timeless design 🛋️✨

This premium recliner is designed with the signature Stressless® support system, responding to your body’s movements for effortless comfort from the moment you sit down.

Sleek, supportive and built to last, it’s not just a chair, it’s somewhere you will truly relax.

Once you sit in it, you will understand why Stressless is in a class of its own.

📍 Visit us in store and experience it for yourself.

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 22: Following in Their Fathers Footsteps 🎳The Village Club had always been part of Skidmore lif...
02/05/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 22: Following in Their Fathers Footsteps 🎳

The Village Club had always been part of Skidmore life.

We have already seen Stanley there and here are Bill and Bert, following in their father’s footsteps.

Both were members of the club (before it became The Century Club) and this photo shows them with the skittles team.

Familiar faces.
A few characters in there, no doubt.
The kind of place where everyone knew everyone.

💭 Do you recognise anyone here?


📖 Skidmores Story – Part 21: Bill’s Turn 💍Before long… it was Bill’s turn.On 17th September 1956, William Skidmore marri...
26/04/2026

📖 Skidmores Story – Part 21: Bill’s Turn 💍

Before long… it was Bill’s turn.

On 17th September 1956, William Skidmore married Muriel Payne at St Martin’s Church in Worle.

This time, Bert stood by his side as best man, just as Bill had done for him.

And once again, Edward was there.
Front row, stick in hand, aged 92… still part of it all.

The photos say everything.

Bill, laughing with confetti down his neck.
A proper Worle wedding.
One of those moments you can almost step into.

And the village was there too.

Half of Worle so it is said, gathered in the churchyard, waiting to see them come out.

You can almost picture it.

Another wedding.
Another gathering.
Another moment the village shared.

💭 Do you remember weddings like this at St Martin’s… or recognise anyone here?


Address

128-132 High Street, Worle
Weston-Super-Mare
BS226HE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

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+441934513740

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