Location | Wakefield, England WF1 1DS |
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Coordinates | 53°40′56″N1°29′48″W / 53.682149°N 1.496791°W |
Opening date | 17 October 1983 |
Owner | NewRiver |
No. of stores and services | 80 |
No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
No. of floors | 3 |
Parking | 1,070 spaces |
Website | www |
The Ridings Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened on 17 October 1983. The pioneering centre was a UK first and subsequently served as a template for many shopping centres throughout the UK. [1]
The Ridings Centre covers an area of 319,000 square feet (29,600 m2) and has an estimated annual footfall of 11 million. [2] The centre contains a number of retailers such as Boots, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Primark as well as a number of independent stores. The centre has three car parks (each assigned a colour) including three multi-storeys and a rooftop car park.
A five-screen Reel Cinema opened in the centre in 2019. [3]
The Ridings Centre opened on 17 October 1983. It included construction of a large complex to house the upper and middle malls along with the blue and red car parks. In addition to this, an existing open shopping precinct on Kirkgate originally opened in 1972 was roofed and extensively updated to become the lower mall, and the existing Almhouse Lane multi-storey was adapted to become the green car park. [4] It was the first of its kind in the UK, containing features such as a food court inspired by shopping centres in the United States and its major popularity upon opening meant there were queues even to enter the centre. [5]
The centre was extensively refurbished in 2008 at a cost of £2.5 million. The improvements included a redesign of the centre's entrances as well as new lifts (replacing the original glass wall-climber lift that was the first in the UK). [6]
The Ridings Centre was purchased in 2015 by NewRiver. [7] This was followed by a £5 million renovation in 2017 which included a new food court (since closed) and space for 'pop-up' shops. [8]
The Ridings Centre is located near Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate railway stations as well as Wakefield Bus Station. The centre is located near the A61 and the M1. Arriva Yorkshire have their headquarters and main depot located in Wakefield, on the A61, next to the Hepworth Gallery. Arriva are the owners and managers of Wakefield Bus Station.
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