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The shopping centre covered 23 acres (93,000 m 2) and had 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m 2) of retail trade area. Shortly after opening, the complex was visited by Queen Elizabeth II. On the lower level of the shopping centre was the Bull Ring Bus Station which was used mostly by Midland Red and its successors.
Priory Square lost business in the early 21st century as the Bull Ring Shopping Centre and Martineau Place were completed. On the opposite side of Dale End, which occupies the site set for renovation, is a red brick 1970s midrise office block known as either Dale House or Century House, a multi-storey car park and ground floor, with a mezzanine ...
This is a list of the largest shopping centres in the United Kingdom, listed by retail size in square metres (m 2). Only centres with space of 65,000 m 2 (700,000 sq ft) or more are listed. Some of these are out-of-town centres, while others are part of a city or town centre shopping district, which in almost all cases also includes many stores ...
Birmingham Market Hall was a municipal market hall in the Bull Ring area of Birmingham, England (and part of the city centre there), from 1835 until 1940, when the interior and roof were destroyed by wartime bombing; although the shell of the building remained in use until final demolition in the 1960s.
Today, the area has completely disappeared. Smithfield Markets expanded to become the Bull Ring Indoor Market was rebuilt and opened before the redevelopment of the Bullring Shopping Centre. Outdoor markets are held outside the entrance. The Bull Ring Rag Market was demolished as part of the development and a multi-storey car park was ...
The old Bull Ring Centre, added to the "concrete jungle" image of Birmingham. A large part of the scheme was the redevelopment of the Bull Ring, which has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held.
Grand Central (formerly The Pallasades Shopping Centre, previously Birmingham Shopping Centre) is a shopping centre located above New Street railway station in Birmingham, England, that opened in 1971 as Birmingham Shopping Centre. In 1989, it was largely refurbished and reopened on 17 September 1990 as The Pallasades Shopping Centre.
The Bull Ring and High Street shopping areas and the Rotunda are at the eastern end. New Street today is mostly pedestrianised, although commercial vehicles are still permitted to enter. It is a popular shopping area which provides a busy link from Corporation Street to the Bullring Shopping Centre and the High Street.