Brunswick Shopping Centre

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Brunswick Shopping Centre
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Brunswick Shopping Centre
Location Scarborough, England
Coordinates 54°16′48″N0°24′07″W / 54.280°N 0.402°W / 54.280; -0.402 Coordinates: 54°16′48″N0°24′07″W / 54.280°N 0.402°W / 54.280; -0.402
Opening date23 July 1990
Developer M&G Real Estate (formally PRUPIM Limited)
ManagementCentral Retail
Savills
OwnerM&G Real Estate
No. of stores and services31
Total retail floor area 130,000 sq ft (12,000 m2)
No. of floors5 (including car parks & basement/loading bay)
Parking350 spaces
Website brunswickshopping.com

The Brunswick Shopping Centre, with over 30 shops, is in the centre of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was built on the site of a former Debenhams store, which was an anchor tenant until its closure in May 2021. It has an annual footfall of approximately 7 million people. [1]

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Architecture

The design for the building, including its bow front, is influenced by the period architecture of Scarborough. The Brunswick Centre is a modern enclosed two-level building with a Debenhams store, Argos, New Look, and 28 other shops. [2]

Bathing Belle statue

In 2002 Scarborough Civic Society commissioned Sunderland artist, Craig Knowles, to create two sculptures for the town at a cost of £40,000. One of these, The Bathing Belle, was installed on a plinth outside the centre in April 2008. The cost of the statue was met through a mixture of grants, donations from businesses and private subscriptions. [3] [4]

2017 sale

On 4 April 2017 it was announced that M&G Real Estate were putting the freehold lease up for sale, after over two decades of ownership. The lease was priced at £31.75 million, listed through Knight Frank. [5]

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References

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  4. "Steel diver takes up new position". BBC News. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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