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Colton Square, Leicester

Colton Square Business Park is a business park in central Leicester, England. The park is a combination of the former Charles Street Police Station (aka Leicester City Police Headquarters), a listed building, and new modern office buildings. It was established in 2006. [1]

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Learndirect, Freeth Cartwright, and Brewin Dolphin are among the park's occupiers. [2]

In 2019, the building complex was sold for £21 million. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pegden, Tom (17 December 2019). "Colton Square in Leicester sold for £21m". business-live.co.uk. UK: BusinessLive. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. "Office Occupiers in Leicester". Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

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