Grafton Centre: Difference between revisions
→History: 2022 sale |
Researchat (talk | contribs) Added that the site was first opened by Queen Elizabeth II |
||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
==History== |
==History== |
||
The Grafton centre was constructed in the early 1980s. It was opened by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08Z17:54:00.0000000+01:00 |title=Memories of Queen Elizabeth II from her many visits to Cambridgeshire |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/memories-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-from-her-many-visits-to-cambr-9273065/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Cambridge Independent |language=en}}</ref> |
|||
The Grafton centre was constructed in the early 1980s. |
|||
During the preceding decade, plans for the development of this approximately "kite"-shaped area of land (at that time dominated by terraced houses dating from the tail end of the previous century, and extensively used for student lodgings) met with controversy and opposition |
During the preceding decade, plans for the development of this approximately "kite"-shaped area of land (at that time dominated by terraced houses dating from the tail end of the previous century, and extensively used for student lodgings) were met with controversy and opposition.<ref>[http://www.iankitching.me.uk/history/cam/kite.html Essay on the development phase] Retrieved 2010-06-15</ref> During a decade dominated by national indebtedness and economic decline, with investment funds in short supply, progress towards commencement of the development was slow. |
||
In August 2022, Trinity Investment Management, backed by [[Angelo Gordon]], completed the acquisition of The Grafton shopping centre from LGIM Real Assets for £61.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= |
In August 2022, Trinity Investment Management, backed by [[Angelo Gordon]], completed the acquisition of The Grafton shopping centre from LGIM Real Assets for £61.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= |
||
https://www.costar.com/article/1917979667/trinity-im-and-angelo-gordon-eyeing-%C2%A3300-million-makeover-after-cambridge-mall-buy|title=Trinity IM and Angelo Gordon Eyeing £300 Million Makeover After Cambridge Mall Buy |publisher=CoStar|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> |
https://www.costar.com/article/1917979667/trinity-im-and-angelo-gordon-eyeing-%C2%A3300-million-makeover-after-cambridge-mall-buy|title=Trinity IM and Angelo Gordon Eyeing £300 Million Makeover After Cambridge Mall Buy |publisher=CoStar|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref> |
||
{{References}} |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 08:15, 22 September 2022
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2009) |
The Grafton centre is a covered shopping centre in Cambridge, England. It is one of the three main shopping centres in Cambridge – the others are the Lion Yard and the Grand Arcade. The Grafton Centre is on the eastern edge of the main shopping district while the Lion Yard and Grand Arcade are more central.
The Centre dominates Fitzroy Street and Burleigh Street. The main footprint is linear, running from east to west. It has three atria, the Eastern one being the largest. The mall is laid out across two storeys with some of the shops having more than one storey too.
Currently more than thirty years old, the Grafton Centre underwent a refurbishment programme in 2017.
The main retail stores include Boots, Debenhams (the largest store in the centre) and Next.
It also has its own five-slot bus stop, a food court, Vue cinema and two multi-storey car parks. It is owned by Legal & General Property.[1]
History
The Grafton centre was constructed in the early 1980s. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1984.[2]
During the preceding decade, plans for the development of this approximately "kite"-shaped area of land (at that time dominated by terraced houses dating from the tail end of the previous century, and extensively used for student lodgings) were met with controversy and opposition.[3] During a decade dominated by national indebtedness and economic decline, with investment funds in short supply, progress towards commencement of the development was slow.
In August 2022, Trinity Investment Management, backed by Angelo Gordon, completed the acquisition of The Grafton shopping centre from LGIM Real Assets for £61.4 million.[4]
References
- ^ Eleanor, Busby. "The Grafton shopping centre in Cambridge bought for £99 million". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Memories of Queen Elizabeth II from her many visits to Cambridgeshire". Cambridge Independent. 2022-09-08Z17:54:00.0000000+01:00. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
{{cite web}}
: Check date values in:|date=
(help) - ^ Essay on the development phase Retrieved 2010-06-15
- ^ "Trinity IM and Angelo Gordon Eyeing £300 Million Makeover After Cambridge Mall Buy". CoStar. Retrieved 29 August 2022.