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.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.
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.

Edinburgh retro: 13 Edinburgh department stores that are much missed by locals from Woolworths to Goldbergs

Gary Flockhart
By Gary Flockhart
Published 3rd Sep 2023, 13:00 BST
Before the internet changed the way people shop, the high street was the place to go for toys, clothes and electrical goods – and Edinburgh has had its fair share of stores come and go over the years.

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.

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.

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

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