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The '''Aberafan Shopping Centre''' is the only indoor shopping complex in [[Port Talbot]], [[Wales]]. |
The '''Aberafan Shopping Centre''' is the only indoor shopping complex in [[Port Talbot]], [[Wales]]. |
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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]] and [[Superdrug]]. |
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]] and [[Superdrug]]. |
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==Aberafan House== |
==Aberafan House== |
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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. |
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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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 02:16, 28 January 2010
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.
The shopping complex, which has a floorspace of 24,100 m2 (259,000 sq ft) and was refurbished in the late 1990s,[1] 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, Home Bargains, Boots, JD Sports and Superdrug.
Aberafan House
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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