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.
5. In the bag section
Binns closing but there was still time to grab a bag on January 26, 1993. Photo: SE Sunderland Echo
6. Boarding up
The boards going up outside Binns in an Echo photo from January 26, 1993. Photo: SE
7. Time to reflect
An empty floor on January 26, 1993. Photo: SE
8. One last look
Hunting for the last bargain on the sales rack on January 29, 1993. Photo: Sunderland Echo