What is happening to the Broadmarsh Centre in Nottingham?
Nottingham’s Broadmarsh shopping centre is a monument to a retail heyday now past. Final demolition will begin this month after works to reinvent the building, which opened in 1975, were abandoned when its owner, the retail property group Intu, went bust last year and the lease was taken on by the local council.
Who owns Nottingham Broadmarsh Centre?
Intu Properties
Broadmarsh
| Entrance to the Broadmarsh Centre from Low Pavement | |
|---|---|
| Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap | |
| Management | Intu Properties |
| Owner | Intu Properties (70%) Nottingham City Council (30%) |
| No. of stores and services | 55 |
Can you still walk through broadmarsh?
The walkway closed in July because of safety concerns. ‘When the Broadmarsh Centre was passed to the City Council, we said our first priority was to reopen this walkway safely and as quickly as possible. …
When was the Broadmarsh shopping Centre built?
1972
Broadmarsh/Opened
Is broadmarsh Centre closed?
The Broadmarsh Centre, also known as intu Broadmarsh, is a closed, part-demolished, shopping centre in Nottingham. The area is set to be totally redeveloped in the future.
When did Broadmarsh close?
Retail giant intu, which runs both the Victoria Centre and Broadmarsh, ceased all work on the new shopping centre on March 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
What was there before broadmarsh?
The view down Carrington Street, in the early 1970s, before the Broadmarsh Centre was built. There were two banks – Lloyds, where manager Anthony Marlow Goodman said: “Carrington Street has a great future.
When did alders close in Nottingham?
The administrator of department store group Allders has announced the first store closure from the collapsed store chain. Administrator Kroll said the Allders store in Nottingham would close on March 24. A further 149 jobs will be lost, bringing the total redundancies across the chain to more than 900.
Can you drive down Canal Street in Nottingham?
Canal Street, from the junction with Greyfriar Gate to Middle Hill, can now only be used by buses and authorised vehicles, while regular traffic is re-routed towards Castle Boulevard or Wilford Road and onto the southern relief route.
Where was Drury Hill Nottingham?
DRURY HILL The buildings on the steeply curving hill were torn down in 1971 and now lie buried beneath Broadmarsh shopping centre, although the route from Middle Pavement to Broad Marsh remains open.
What was there before Broadmarsh?
What did John Lewis in Nottingham used to be called?
Jessops
From the end of October Jessops is become known as John Lewis, at which stage the shop will also open seven days a week.
What is going to be in Broadmarsh area of Nottingham?
You can see how these routes work in the videos below: The redevelopment of the whole Broadmarsh area will drastically improve the city centre once completed, with a new Broadmarsh Car Park and Bus Station, Central Library, Nottingham Castle visitor experience and Nottingham College City Hub and reimagined public realm.
When did work start on Broadmarsh Road redevelopment?
The scheme has attracted over £20m of Government funding and work to transform the look and feel of the area began in August 2020.
How is the southside of Nottingham being transformed?
Central to the Southside transformation has been the re-routing of city centre traffic away from Collin Street and Canal Street to create a fantastic new entrance to the city and welcoming pedestrian space.
When does Broadmarsh car park and bus station open?
The new Broadmarsh Car Park and Bus Station, due to open in Autumn 2021, is already changing the city centre for the better as a marked improvement to the previous Car Park and Bus Station building, with a new Central Library and retail outlets also under development on Carrington Street.
