Who remembers Dixons, Thomas Cook or the queues for when Blue opened the O2 shop?
1. Shops of old
The old Abbey national bank can be seen in the late 1990s on Sheffield's Fargate Photo: Brian Vaughan
2. Golden goodbye
Roger Ingram pictured at Georgian Goldsmiths Ltd., Fargate which was shutting up shop in 1999 Photo: Roger Nadal (staff)
3. Revamped and ready to open
Rebecca Tylec 14 left and five-year-old Amy Cooper, right, wsere hekped by Yeoman Warder Joe David to cut the ribbon to open the newly revamped Marks and Spencer store on Fargate back in 1999 Photo: Stuart Hastings
4. costaff, Nicolas Gregory Abbey National Branch Manager with "Pavarotti" at the launch of the new Abbey National on Fargate with Costa Coffee shop inside
Nicholas Gregory the Abbey National Branch Manager with "Pavarotti" at the launch of the new Abbey National on Fargate with Costa Coffee shop inside in 2001 Photo: Stuart Hastings (Staff)