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{{Short description|Shopping centre in Port Talbot, Wales}} |
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The '''Aberafan Shopping Centre''' is the only indoor shopping complex in [[Port Talbot]], [[Wales]]. It currently has a floorspace of {{convert|24100|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and houses over sixty stores on two levels, as well as the central [[library]] for Port Talbot. It was built in the 1970s by Star Dolphin Developments (part of English Property Corporation)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Estates Gazette|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QJLAQAAIAAJ|date=January 1976|page=624}}</ref> and was refurbished in the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.propertymall.com/press/article/2511 Aberafan Shopping Centre - Retail - Port Talbot, Aberafan Shopping Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822230958/http://www.propertymall.com/press/article/2511 |date=August 22, 2010 }}</ref> It replaced parts of the old town centre, which was substantially demolished between 1971 and 1976 to accommodate a flyover section of the [[M4 motorway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aberafanshopping.co.uk/news-events/the-aberafan-shopping-centre-then-and-now.html|title=The Aberafan Shopping Centre, then and now|website=Aberafan Shopping Centre|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> |
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The '''Aberafan Shopping Centre''' is the only indoor shopping complex in [[Port Talbot]], [[Wales]]. |
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When the centre opened, it contained a market area with stalls operated mainly by local traders. This replaced a covered market, originally established under the terms of the Aberavon Market Act in 1848.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of Agriculture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uHUsAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA681|year=1849|publisher=William Blackwood & Sons|pages=681–2}}</ref> The library moved into the shopping centre in 1997,<ref>{{cite book|title=Morgannwg|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qp1nAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Glamorgan History Society|page=84}}</ref> after being housed in temporary accommodation since the 1970s. |
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The shopping complex, which has a floorspace of {{convert|24100|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and was refurbished in the late 1990s,<ref>[http://www.propertymall.com/press/article/2511 Aberafan Shopping Centre - Retail - Port Talbot, Aberafan Shopping Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> comprises over sixty stores on two levels and houses the central [[library]] for Port Talbot. Where the library is situated today, there was formerly a market area with stalls operated mainly by local traders. Examples of high-profile stores in the shopping centre include: [[Wilkinson (shop)|Wilkinson]], [[Home Bargains]], [[Alliance Boots|Boots]], [[JD Sports]], [[Superdrug]], [[Poundland]], [[Clinton Cards]], [[Iceland (shop)|Iceland]], [[New Look (clothing retailer)|New Look]] and [[Argos]]. There are also many smaller shops like [[Gamestation]] and [[Holland & Barrett]]. |
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Examples of high-profile stores in the shopping centre include: [[Home Bargains]], [[Alliance Boots|Boots]], [[JD Sports]], [[Superdrug]], [[Poundland]], [[Clinton Cards]], [[Iceland (shop)|Iceland]], [[New Look (clothing retailer)|New Look]] and [[Argos (retailer)|Argos]]. There are also many smaller shops like [[Holland & Barrett]]. |
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==Shopping Centre list== |
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*''[[Woolworths Group (United Kingdom)|Woolworths]]'' (13 January 1976 – 30 December 2008) |
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==Year : 1994 In Aberafan Centre== |
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*''Aberafan Shopping Centre In 1994'' (13 January 1994 – 31 December 1994) |
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==Aberafan House== |
==Aberafan House== |
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 29 June 2024
51°35′49″N 3°47′10″W / 51.597°N 3.786°W The Aberafan Shopping Centre is the only indoor shopping complex in Port Talbot, Wales. It currently has a floorspace of 24,100 m2 (259,000 sq ft) and houses over sixty stores on two levels, as well as the central library for Port Talbot. It was built in the 1970s by Star Dolphin Developments (part of English Property Corporation)[1] and was refurbished in the late 1990s.[2] It replaced parts of the old town centre, which was substantially demolished between 1971 and 1976 to accommodate a flyover section of the M4 motorway.[3]
When the centre opened, it contained a market area with stalls operated mainly by local traders. This replaced a covered market, originally established under the terms of the Aberavon Market Act in 1848.[4] The library moved into the shopping centre in 1997,[5] after being housed in temporary accommodation since the 1970s.
Examples of high-profile stores in the shopping centre include: Home Bargains, Boots, JD Sports, Superdrug, Poundland, Clinton Cards, Iceland, New Look and Argos. There are also many smaller shops like Holland & Barrett.
Shopping Centre list
[edit]- Woolworths (13 January 1976 – 30 December 2008)
Year : 1994 In Aberafan Centre
[edit]- Aberafan Shopping Centre In 1994 (13 January 1994 – 31 December 1994)
Aberafan House
[edit]Rising to the south-east of the Aberafan Centre complex is Aberafan House. This concrete tower block is prominently visible when travelling through Port Talbot on the M4 motorway. The building is used partly by government organisations and partly by private firms.
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Estates Gazette. January 1976. p. 624.
- ^ Aberafan Shopping Centre - Retail - Port Talbot, Aberafan Shopping Centre Archived August 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Aberafan Shopping Centre, then and now". Aberafan Shopping Centre. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ The Journal of Agriculture. William Blackwood & Sons. 1849. pp. 681–2.
- ^ Morgannwg. Glamorgan History Society. 1998. p. 84.
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