Do you remember any of these stores when they were operating in Edinburgh?


. 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

. Peter Allan, South Bridge
There were two Allan’s shops on the bridges in Edinburgh, J&R Allan’s and Peter Allan’s. Here you can see the first excited shoppers to get into the sale at the store on South Bridge in the 1960s. Photo: George Smith

. 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

5. Peter Allan, South Bridge
There were two Allan’s shops on the bridges in Edinburgh, J&R Allan’s and Peter Allan’s. Here you can see the first excited shoppers to get into the sale at the store on South Bridge in the 1960s. Photo: George Smith

6. Binns, Princes Street
What we know as Johnnie Walker Princes Street used to be Binns department store before later becoming House of Fraser. Here you can see a queue anxiously awaiting to get in and take advantage of the sale. Photo: Unknown

7. Darling’s, Princes Street
Darling's department store on Princes Street was renowned for its high fashion, and was owned by former Edinburgh Lord Provost William Y Darling. Photo: TSPL

8. Grants, North Bridge
The Grants department store on North Bridge in Edinburgh boasted a new extension in 1959, which saw the first escalator installed in the city. Photo: Unknown