Trinity Centre, Aberdeen

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Trinity Centre
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Trinity Centre, Aberdeen
Location Aberdeen, Scotland
Opening date12 October 1984
No. of stores and services27
No. of anchor tenants 2
No. of floors1 (Some stores have more)
Parking395 spaces
Website Trinity Centre

The Trinity Centre (known as The Mall Aberdeen from 2006 to December 2009, and before that as Trinity Shopping Centre) is a one floor shopping centre in Aberdeen, Scotland. It has a two level car park. There are 408 spaces and the main entrance is on Wapping Street. Wider spaces are available for parents and children and the disabled. Car Valeting services are now also provided.

The centre is located in the middle of the city with entrances on Union Street, Bridge Street and Guild Street. There is also an underground walkway that leads to Aberdeen railway station. It is built over the Aberdeen–Inverness line.

History

The shops facing out onto Union Bridge predate the centre, opening in the 1960s. [1]

The name "Trinity Centre" was announced in November 1982. [2] The construction contractor was Balfour Beatty. [3] The centre was named after the Trinity Hall building, the former base of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. The building was retained and used as an entrance to the centre from Union Street. [4]

The anchor tenant Debenhams opened its store on 11 October 1984 following a two-week delay. [5] [6]

The centre was previously owned and operated by The Mall Fund. They sold it to an asset management company in December 2009.

On 16 December 2020, HMV announced it would close its Trinity Centre branch with plans to move elsewhere within Aberdeen. [7] After reaching a new lease agreement in the following week, it was able to remain open. [8]

In February 2021, it was announced that the Debenhams branch would not reopen following its closure as part of the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Girder marvel for shops on stilts". Evening Express . 16 September 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "City centre giant". Evening Express . 24 November 1982. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Drysdale, Neil (16 March 2022). "Boom town: The Trinity Centre was built in an exciting period for Aberdeen business". Press and Journal. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Trinity Hall". Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "All systems Go after store's two-week wait". The Press and Journal . 11 October 1984. p. 1. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Debenhams open at last - and shoppers invade". The Press and Journal . 12 October 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Walker, David (16 December 2020). "HMV in both Aberdeen and Inverness to close". The Press and Journal . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Aiken, Gregor (23 December 2020). "Backtrack on Aberdeen HMV closure after lease extension agreed". The Press and Journal . Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Proctor, David; Boal, Daniel. "Aberdeen's Debenhams store will not reopen as staff made redundant". Evening Express. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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