# Patrick Thomson

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Former department store in Edinburgh

Not to be confused with [Patrick Thompson](/source/Patrick_Thompson_(disambiguation)).

**Patrick Thomson** was a department store located at the southern end of North Bridge in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). In 1952, its parent company the [Scottish Drapery Corporation](/source/Scottish_Drapery_Corporation) was purchased by [House of Fraser](/source/House_of_Fraser).

## History

Patrick Thomson opened a small [haberdashery](/source/Haberdashery) and drapery shop on South Bridge in 1889.[1] The shop became so popular they moved from the South Bridge site to a larger store at 15 North Bridge. This allowed the business to grow to become a larger department store expanding to 60 departments, competing with rivals [Jenners](/source/Jenners), [R W Forsyth](/source/Forsyth's) and Robert Maule & Son on Princes Street, J & R Allan and Peter Allan on South Bridge, Goldbergs on Tollcross and Parkers on Bristo Street.

In 1926, the store was purchased by the newly formed holding company [Scottish Drapery Corporation](/source/Scottish_Drapery_Corporation), and Patrick Thomson's or PTs. as it was affectionally known marketed itself as *The Shopping Centre of Scotland*.[2] In 1952, the Scottish Drapery Corporation was purchased by [House of Fraser](/source/House_of_Fraser) and Patrick Thomson continued to operate.

However, with the re-organisation of House of Fraser in the 1970s to several operating brands, Patrick Thomson was closed and re-opened as an [Arnotts](/source/Arnotts_(Scotland)) in 1976. The store continued to operate as an Arnotts until it was closed in 1982.[3] In 1984 the building was re-opened as the Carlton Hotel.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lost Edinburgh Patrick Thomson - The Scotsman p. 23 December 2013"](http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/lost-edinburgh-patrick-thomson-ltd-1-3242864). Retrieved 27 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Lost Edinburgh Patrick Thomson - The Scotsman p. 23 December 2013"](http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/lost-edinburgh-patrick-thomson-ltd-1-3242864). Retrieved 27 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["15 Edinburgh department stores that are gone but not forgotten"](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/15-edinburgh-department-stores-are-gone-not-forgotten-101963). *Edinburgh Evening News*. 23 February 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lost Edinburgh Patrick Thomson"](http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/lost-edinburgh-patrick-thomson-ltd-1-3242864). The Scotsman. 23 December 2013.

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