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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 -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822230958/http://www.propertymall.com/press/article/2511 |date=August 22, 2010 }}</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: [[Wilko (retailer)|Wilko]], [[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]]. |
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 -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822230958/http://www.propertymall.com/press/article/2511 |date=August 22, 2010 }}</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: [[Wilko (retailer)|Wilko]], [[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 [[Gamestation]] and [[Holland & Barrett]]. |
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==Aberafan House== |
==Aberafan House== |
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Revision as of 23:50, 19 October 2018
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: Wilko, Home Bargains, Boots, JD Sports, Superdrug, Poundland, Clinton Cards, Iceland, New Look and Argos. There are also many smaller shops like Gamestation and Holland & Barrett.
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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Notes
- ^ Aberafan Shopping Centre - Retail - Port Talbot, Aberafan Shopping Centre Archived August 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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