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Princes Street shops set to be demolished

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2004 / November 5

Two landmark stores in Princes Street are set to be bulldozed under radical plans drawn up for city chiefs. The Bhs and Marks & Spencer stores at the east end of the world-famous thoroughfare are expected to be demolished to make way for a brand-new building. The modern section of Jenners department store and the entire Mount Royal Hotel above M&S also face the wrecking ball as part of the master plan prepared for the taxpayer-backed Edinburgh City Centre Management Company. The plans - which would mark one of the biggest facelifts for the street since the Victorian age - have been inspired by a similar proposal drawn up by heritage watchdog the Cockburn Association with city architect Malcolm Fraser.

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