Jenners toy department closes: 18 pictures looking back at an Edinburgh institution

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Mar 2019, 13:59 BST
Updated 6th Mar 2019, 15:02 BST
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The beloved toy department at Jenners department store in Edinburgh has closed.

Customers visiting the Hamleys branch in the basement of the Princes Street store this week were greeted with a closure sign which said: “The basement is now closed.” We raided our picture archives to take a nostalgic look back at the toy department which was a favourite of Capital kids for generations.

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Kate and Bill try out a bicycle and a jeep in the toy department, November 1979.placeholder image
Kate and Bill try out a bicycle and a jeep in the toy department, November 1979.
Kerry Dick from East Craigs meets Maisie the Morningside cat. Pictureplaceholder image
Kerry Dick from East Craigs meets Maisie the Morningside cat. Picture
Bill with an Action Man jeep and rocket launcher in the toy department of Jenners' department store in Edinburgh, November 1979.placeholder image
Bill with an Action Man jeep and rocket launcher in the toy department of Jenners' department store in Edinburgh, November 1979.
Jenners store on Princes Street in Edinburghplaceholder image
Jenners store on Princes Street in Edinburgh
Elf Elanor and Santa pack up the toys so the can be delivered on Christmas Eve.placeholder image
Elf Elanor and Santa pack up the toys so the can be delivered on Christmas Eve.
Professor Ericko brought his the Punch and Judy show to the toy department of Jenners, the Edinburgh department store, in February 1992.placeholder image
Professor Ericko brought his the Punch and Judy show to the toy department of Jenners, the Edinburgh department store, in February 1992.
Queue outside Jenners as locals wait for a chance to get a Thunderbirds Rescue Pack for Christmas 1992.placeholder image
Queue outside Jenners as locals wait for a chance to get a Thunderbirds Rescue Pack for Christmas 1992.
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