Children at the pick 'n' mix aisle on the last day of the Woolworths store at Leith before it closed for good in 2008.placeholder image
Children at the pick 'n' mix aisle on the last day of the Woolworths store at Leith before it closed for good in 2008.

17 photos of Edinburgh's lost Woolworths stores only locals of a certain age will remember

Here we take a nostalgic look at Edinburgh’s beloved Woolworths stores from years gone by.

Woolworths was a high street institution loved by generations of Edinburghers – and especially children, who would flock there on weekends to spend their pocket money on those famous Pick ‘n’ Mix sweets

Take a look through our photo gallery to see 17 imagesof Edinburgh’s lost Woolworths stores – and tell us your own memories of Woolies in the comments section before you go.

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