The shops that have vanished in your lifetime

These shops have all vanished in your lifetime

Department store BHS is the latest big shop to have gone into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk.

The chain opened its first branch in Brixton, south London, in 1928.

There are currently 164 BHS stores across the country, but without a buyer the brand could follow many others by vanishing from the high street.

That's because since 2006 - and the 2008 financial crash - lots of shops have disappeared.

These shops were EVERYWHERE when you were a kid - see how many you remember...

Woolworths - sweets, pencil cases and CDs

When Woolies closed more than 800 stores in 2008, more than 27,000 people lost their jobs. It was the biggest high street collapse of the decade.

The shop was most famous for its "pick n mix" sweets - since copied by other retailers and cinema chains - and stationery. Back in the day it was also *the* place to buy the new Spice Girls album, on CD.

The chain tried going online - Woolworths.co.uk - but even that closed, in 2015. Typing it into a search box will now redirect you to Very.co.uk, owned by Shop Direct.

Thresher - beer, wine and spirits

It may have been the best place to get a "bogof" on booze but that was put to an end in 2009.

The company that owned Threshers, Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine went into administration. Across the UK, 391 stores were shut, resulting in 2,140 redundancies.

JJB Sports - football boots and sports kit

JJB Sports used to be the place to go for bargain shin pads and football shirts. But it went from being worth £500m in 2010 to just £1.2m in 2012.

Competition from rivals Sports Direct and JD Sports plus the worldwide financial crisis were to blame. The company went into administration and 2,200 workers lost their jobs.

Borders - magazines, books and coffee

It had books, music and a coffee shop - and famously let customers look at magazines while slurping a latte, even before they'd paid. The store also used to feature live performances by bands.

But it wasn't enough for Borders to keep its place on the high street.

In 2009 it went into administration and by Christmas Eve all its UK stores had shut their doors.

Blockbuster - video rentals

In the days before Netflix, a visit to Blockbuster was a standard Saturday night mission.

Customers would crowd around the new releases stand while the rest of the shop looked a bit... empty.

Hiring a DVD (maybe two if you were lucky) and grabbing a bag of popcorn was the start to a many cheap nights in with your mates.

It once had 528 stores but the company went into administration in 2013, closing them all.

Zavvi - CDs and DVDs

Originally called Virgin Megastore, Richard Branson sold the music chain in 2007.

It was renamed Zavvi but just over a year later it went under with the loss of more than 1,500 jobs.

Although all its shops shut, Zavvi still has a website selling games and DVDs.

Comet - the place your mum got her washing machine

Comet was not technically a high street store, in fact it was one of the first shops to move away from the town centre during the late 1960s.

It mainly sold TVs and radios but the credit crunch hit the chain hard, and by 2012 all of its stores were shut down.

MFI - the place to go for bits of wood, pre-Ikea

MFI was also found on the outskirts of town.

It was one of the largest suppliers of kitchens and bedroom furniture in the UK but suffered years of financial problems and in 2008 it went into administration.

1,400 people lost their jobs.

Phones 4u - mobile phone handsets and accessories

Remember those annoying ads?

Along with Scary Mary, all 600 Phones 4U shops were gone from the high street by the end of 2014.

BHS - bed linen, lamps and your little brother's socks

If a buyer is not found, it would be the biggest collapse since Woolworths.

"The group will continue to trade as usual whilst the administrators seek to sell it as a going concern," the firm said.

As far as gift vouchers are concerned, BHS said they would still be valid but may only be used for 50% of the value of the purchase. For example, to use a £10 voucher, a customer would need to buy at least £20 worth of products.