Toys R Us first opened it’s doors to shoppers in Preston back in 1989. It saw the growth of Deepdale Retail Park around it, and stood the test of time until its final closure in 2018. And now the retail giant has relaunched itself with a new online marketplace – just in time for Christmas. Do you have fond memories of the toy shop? Let us know. READ MORE: Fishergate Shopping Centre in the 90s. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Fishergate in the 80s. MORE MEMORIES: Fishergate in the 90s
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It is unclear what this huge queue of people outside Toys R Us was for. The picture was taken in November 1994. Anybody know? Photo: Terry Bromley
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Susan Lynch of Blackpool with her Furby at Toys R Us, Preston. She had queued up since five in the morning to get her hands on the toy back in 1998 Photo: Kevin McGuinness
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Andrew Yongching, nine, with some of his new toys after waiting for hours at Toys R Us, Preston, for the sale of Star Wars merchandise back in 1999 Photo: Neil Cross
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Back in 2003, here's Philip Reid, nine, from Clayton-le-Woods with his Bey-blade at the Championship at Toys R Us, Preston Photo: Lindsey North