Merseyway Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.
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 The centre's main entrance from Mersey Square | |
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| Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Coordinates | 53°24′40″N 2°09′33″W / 53.41111°N 2.15917°W |
| Address | 52–54 Great Underbank |
| Opening date | 1970 |
| Developer | Hammerson |
| Management | CBRE |
| Owner | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| No. of stores and services | 95 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 32,050 m2 (345,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 835 spaces |
| Website | merseyway.com |
Name
editThe source of the centre's name, Merseyway, is disputed. The shopping centre was built over a 1930s road called Merseyway which ran above and along the River Mersey.[1] The river's name itself could be the source, as it runs for 400 metres (1,300 ft) underneath the centre.[2]
History
editThe centre was developed by Hammerson, with construction starting in 1965. It opened in 1970 as one of the first shopping precincts in the United Kingdom.[3] Since then, it has undergone considerable development. It was purchased by Stockport Council in April 2016.[4]
In 2017, the Merseyway car park to the north of the centre (between Princes Street and the M60 motorway) was developed as the Light cinema and Redrock leisure centre.[5]
At the beginning of 2022, it was announced that portions of the Merseyway's Adlington Walk would be repurposed to add additional facilities and a new library. Funding for the project was allocated by the government's Future High Streets Fund (FHSF).[6]
In 2023, Stockport Council appointed local contractors to construct the 'Merseyway Innovation Centre' on vacant upper floors of the shopping centre, to create workspaces for up to 50 businesses. The Merseyway's façade would also undergo renovation.[7]
Gallery
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Merseyway in 2010 -
Some of the supports beneath Merseyway
References
edit- ^ "A river beneath your feet". Manchester Evening News. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Work starts on transforming Merseyway's open spaces as part of multi-million pound regeneration scheme". stockport.gov.uk. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Grimsditch, Lee (26 December 2022). "'Space age' Greater Manchester shopping centre set for multi-million pound transformation". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Whelan, Dan (25 January 2022). "Stockport to sign off £5.5m Merseyway works". placenorthwest.co.uk. Place North West. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "What's at Redrock? – Redrock Stockport". Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Statham, Nick (13 January 2022). "How a run down part of Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre will be transformed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Hatmaker, Julia (17 February 2023). "Stockport appoints TMT for £2m Merseyway Innovation Centre". placenorthwest.co.uk. Place North West. Retrieved 7 February 2024.