Gamages was a department store in Holborn, London. Trading between 1878 and 1972, it was particularly well known for its toy and hardware departments.
Gamages in the late 19th century
British Home Stores is a department store retailer that primarily sells clothing and household items. It was established as a variety store in 1928 by a group of American entrepreneurs, and grew to be
Gamages
…relatively short life as the whole company was taken over by Jeffrey Sterling's Sterling Guarantee Trust in 1970 and the Romford site was sold off to British Home Stores in 1971. The Holborn site closed in March 1972 and there is now no trace of the store to be seen. Gamages reopened in the old Waring & Gillows store…
A BHS branch in pre-1995 branding seen in Darlington in 2009
A branch in 1995–2010 branding seen in Wakefield in 2013
A branch in 'British Home Stores' branding in Kirkstall, Leeds
A branch with post-2015 branding in Lincoln in 2015