Boyes sale in Scarborough - see 15 photos from down the years

Twice a year, bargain-hunters flock to the Boyes store in Scarborough hoping to make the most of the department store's discounts in its traditional sale.

Over the years, the Scarborough News has been there to capture the queues of shoppers waiting to get through the doors. Here are a selection of pictures from the last 25 years. And if you are feeling nostalgic about the golden age of the high street, take a look at some of the shops we have lost in Scarborough in recent years and see how many you remember.

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Boyes in Scarborough
Waiting patiently for the doors to open in 2005.placeholder image
Waiting patiently for the doors to open in 2005.
The first shoppers through the doors in September 2005 grab a basket and prepare to find a bargain.placeholder image
The first shoppers through the doors in September 2005 grab a basket and prepare to find a bargain.
Sales shoppers pictured 12 years ago.placeholder image
Sales shoppers pictured 12 years ago.
Store manager Matthew Boyes tries to tempt shoppers ahead of the winter sale in 2003.placeholder image
Store manager Matthew Boyes tries to tempt shoppers ahead of the winter sale in 2003.
Shoppers queue in the snow and ice for the doors to open at 9am in January 2005.placeholder image
Shoppers queue in the snow and ice for the doors to open at 9am in January 2005.
VIP guest Margaret Harper, who opened the sale, to mark her 40 years service with Boyes, with sale ranger Erika Langdale, store manager Andrew Hansell, company director Ernie Gee, and sale ranger Tracy McKillop.placeholder image
VIP guest Margaret Harper, who opened the sale, to mark her 40 years service with Boyes, with sale ranger Erika Langdale, store manager Andrew Hansell, company director Ernie Gee, and sale ranger Tracy McKillop.
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