Remembering Binns in Sunderland: 15 pictures capturing the last week of department store as we mark 30th anniversary of closure
It’s 30 years ago this week since a famous store shut its doors in Sunderland forever.
We have 15 photos from the last week of Binns. They show everything from the empty shelves in the curtain section to shoppers having a last cuppa in the cafe.
To mark the anniversary, we are chronicling the final memories of the Fawcett Street favourite with a day-by-day look at its final week.
1. Party time
Binns staff were pictured at their last Christmas party on January 25, 1993.
Photo: SE
2. A final cuppa
Sisters Sarah Gold and Joyce Middleton enjoy a last cuppa in the cafe on January 26, 1993.
Photo: SE
3. Empty shelves
Half price sale for the last few items in this section of Binns on January 26, 1993.
Photo: se
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