Customers looked round what was left of the shelves in Binns, before the one-time Fawcett Street favourite finally closed.
The Sunderland Echo’s photographers grabbed all of these scenes showing customers queuing at the tills, staff saying goodbye and workers putting up the boarding.
Relive it all in these poignant photo memories and then get in touch to share your own.
9. Paying a trip back in time
One last trip to the tills for these customers before saying farewell. | se
10. A shell of its former self
The shell of the shop at the end of trading as the store prepares to close. | se
11. A part of history
Customers and staff shared this scene as they said their goodbyes in 1993. | se
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