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Encyclopedia > Broadmarsh Shopping Centre

The Broadmarsh Shopping Centre is the southern end shopping centre in Nottingham, England, owned by the Australian company The Westfield Group. The centre has 86 stores and a total retail floor space of 45,000m² (484,379ft²) [1]. The main retailers are Argos, Bhs, Boots, H&M, and TK Maxx with other stores such as KRCS Apple Computer Store, JD Sports, Wilkinson, and Ethel Austin. Stalls such as the Zumo Juice Bar is located on the lower mall near the main entrance. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... This article is about the English city. ... The Westfield Group is a multinational company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Argos store. ... BHS may refer to Bhs - a British retailer (British Home Stores) Barbershop Harmony Society Butthole Surfers British Horse Society British Hydrological Society Baggage Handling System the ISO 3-letter country code for the Bahamas Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia Black Hand Studios, creator of the Anti-Cheat device Renguard... This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result, information on this page may be out of date. ... Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M), is a Swedish clothing company, known for their inexpensive and fashionable clothing offerings. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... JD Sports, part of the John David Group and now more commonly known as just JD, is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, UK with shops throughout the UK. With its roots stemming back to 1981, when the founders, John (J) Wardle and David (D) Makin set up... Wilkinson can refer to: Wilkinson Sword, a manufacturer of razor blades and swords. ... Ethel Austin is a large British clothing retailer with a UK-wide network of more than 300 stores extending from Scotland to South West England, and from Wales to the South East England. ... Sponges are sold at this roadside stall near Akti Bay in the island of Kalymnos, Greece. ...

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History

It was built on what was historically boggy ground on the outskirts of the medieval town, hence the name. By the time of construction, the area had badly degenerated. Despite its historic interest, all the buildings were demolished to accommodate the redevelopent. Broadmarsh is also the main bus disembarkation point for visitors to the city, as several bus routes terminate there. Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...


During preparation of the site, many ancient and recent caves and cellars dug into the soft sandstone foundations of the city were rediscovered. Activism from residents and historians allowed the caves to be preserved instead of destroyed, and the City of Caves exhibit beneath the shopping center is now a major tourist attraction. Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... A cellar is a storage room built below ground level (usually under a house), primarily for the storage of food and drink (especially wine) for use throughout the year. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Logo of City of Caves, Nottingham City of Caves is an award-winning [1] visitor attraction in Nottingham which is accessed from the upper mall of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, was opened to the public in 1972, was originally intended to be an Arndale Centre, and the associated parking structure–once voted the "ugliest building in Nottingham"–is still known as the Arndale Car Park. Furthermore, the main mall section of the development architecturally, lacks distinction. The centre improved with a major cosmetic refurbishment in 1988. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arndale Centres are a large chain of shopping centres in the United Kingdom - they were the first American-style malls to be constructed in the UK. The first centre was built in Jarrow in 1961, and was followed by developments in Leeds, Luton, London, Bradford, Aberdeen, Poole and other British...


Future

In 2006, a three-year redevelopment plan was approved. The scheme involves the demolition of much of the centre, the car park, and the adjoining bus terminus. The plan will see the centre's retail floor area expanded to 120,000m² (1.292m ft²) with 300 shops across 3 floors[1]. The plan includes two new department stores, 3,000 car parking spaces and a fresh food hall. Demolition of the Old Myer Building, Perth, Western Australia. ... Bus terminus is a terminal bus stop where many bus routes begin or end. ...


Plans for the new centre include arcade cafés and roof-top restaurants with views of the city, a food court with 1,200 seats, a major new public open space surrounded by bars and restaurants with views of Nottingham Castle, a new shopmobility service for the disabled, state-of-the-art transport interchange linking buses and trams with parking and passenger drop-off points. A tram stop integrated within the development for easy access to the shops, an 'airport style' bus station with additional stops and bus priority lanes, and cycle network with cycle storage facilities. Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, England. ...


The new shopping centre will take approximately three years to complete and when completed, will be bigger than the Bullring in Birmingham. 2003 Bull Ring _ St Martins church and Selfridges The Bull Ring market has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages. ... Birmingham (pron. ...


References

  1. ^ a b Westfield Group - Westfield Broadmarsh (Corporate Site). The Westfield Group. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.

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