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In 2002 Reading was named eighth best town centre in the country. [5] In 2007 the Oracle centre was ranked 16th in a league table of best performing retail centres in the UK compiled by economic analyst Experian. In a separate poll carried out by Verdict, Reading was placed 10th in the table of UK shopping destinations. [6]
Broad Street Mall, previously known as the Butts Centre, is a large indoor shopping centre located in central Reading, England. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the centre. It is close to The Hexagon theatre and the offices of Reading Borough Council.
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 ...
Union Street, also known locally as Smelly Alley, is a pedestrian alley in the centre of the English town of Reading. It is lined with small shops and other retail outlets, and connects Broad Street and Friar Street. The name Smelly Alley came about in the 1940s, as there were many butchers and greengrocers, as well as two wet fish shops.
Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Oldham; Spinning Gate Shopping Centre, Leigh, Greater Manchester; St George's Shopping Centre, Preston (formerly The Mall Preston, The Mall St. George) St. John's Shopping Centre, Liverpool; St. Nicholas Arcades Shopping Centre, Lancaster; Stretford Mall, Stretford (formerly Arndale Centre)
Broad Street is a main pedestrianised thoroughfare and the primary high street in the English town of Reading. [1] The street is situated in the town centre, running for approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km), from west to east. The western end of the road lies at the crossroads with Oxford Road, West Street and St Mary's Butts.
Friars Walk shopping centre, located at the western end of Friar Street, opened in 1973–4. [5] From around 2009 to 2019 it was derelict.For six years (up until 2018), Friars Walk was known as "The Mall" and used as a venue for airsoft and immersive zombie survival games.
Reading town centre is a major shopping centre. In 2007, an independent poll placed Reading 16th in a league table of best performing retail centres in the United Kingdom. [105] [106] The main shopping street is Broad Street, which runs between The Oracle in the east and Broad Street Mall in the west and was pedestrianised in 1995. [107]