Jenners was a well-established department store in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on Princes Street. It was Scotland's oldest independent department store until the retail business was acquired by House of Fraser in 2005. It closed in December 2020 and was vacated by House of Fraser in May 2021. The building is currently undergoing restoration to be repurposed as a hotel.
Jenners
Jenners department store, Princes Street, Edinburgh, viewed from the gardens opposite (March 2021).
Jenners former department store on fire 23 January 2023
The Princes Street facade
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east. The street has few buildings on the south side and looks over Princes Street Gardens allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, as well as the valley between. Most of the street is limited to trams, buses and taxis with only the east end open to all traffic.
Panorama showing Princes Street from the Scott Monument.
View of Princes Street from Calton Hill.
Princes Street 1825 by Alexander Nasmyth
Princes Street, looking East, c. 1910–1915.