Do you remember any of these shops when they were operating in Edinburgh? Take a look through our photo gallery to see 13 lost stores that locals still miss to this day.
. British Home Stores, Princes Street
British Home Stores was an iconic sight on Princes Street for many years, with the premises given a Category B listing by Historic Scotland in 2008 because they were some of the first “panel buildings”. This picture of British Home Stores is from 2013. Photo: Shutterstock
. Smalls, Princes Street
Smalls department store, owned by House of Fraser, closed its doors in 1977. In this photo, you can see a Royal wedding best wishes sign above the store, in 1960. Photo: Unknown
. Woolworths, Princes Street
Woolworths first opened its iconic Princes Street store in March 1926, to much anticipation and excitement. The Princes Street Woolworths survived until 1984. Today, we now know the site of the old Woolworths store as the Apple Store. Photo: TSPL
. Patrick Thomson’s, North Bridge
The store originally opened as a small haberdashery and drapery shop on South Bridge in 1889, but the shop became so popular that it had to relocate to a larger site on North Bridge to allow for expansion. Photo: Unknown
. R W Forsyth, Princes Street
Here you can see staff at the Princes Street RW Forsyth, which was one of Edinburgh’s most famous department stores. It closed in October 1981. To the left of the photo, you can see a bust of the company’s founder. Photo: Hamish Campbell
13. Leith Provident, Great Junction Street
Here you can see Mrs J Carse and her daughter at Leith Provident, after Mrs Carse won one million Co-Op dividend stamps, making her a “stamp millionaire” in August 1970. Her daughter was given a Tiny Tears doll. Photo: Albert Jordan