Fascinating photographs. I would have been seven at the time.... The top photograph shows Revolver at the right, before it became part of HMV. I'd love to see what all the records in the window were. On the opposite would have been Sitals (Situls?) which sold fancy goods and was the only place I remember in Mansfield ever being able to buy Smurfs from. The photographs of the Stockwell Gate exit must, I am sure, show Zodiac toy shop which used to be a couple of doors down from Mothercare (although part of me thinks that at one time it was also at the far end of Four Seasons). I did a project at school in Design class to make a promotional leaflet for the Four Seasons and as part of it I made a map and listed all of the shops at the time. That would have been around 1988 and you're right in that I think Boots and perhaps Debenhams are just about the only two that are still there.

Slight correction Darren, in the picture the record shop is still Syd Booth, the name visible above the store. They moved and expanded (2 floors) the record business into the Four Seasons and converted the original Queen St outlet into an upmarket Hi-Fi shop.

The toy shop queried as Zodiac's, was Youngster's at the time - I think Zodiac bought them out later on. Opposite, next to Littlewood's, was Discount for Beauty, and I think next to them was a branch of Preedy's for a while?