Trinity Walk

Trinity Walk

Location	Wakefield, England
Opening date	6 May 2011
Developer	Shepherd Building Group
Owner	Sovereign Land / AREA Property Partners
No. of stores and services	70+ (includes 4 reserved for catering)
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	560,000 sq ft (55,000 m2)
No. of floors	1
Parking	1,000 spaces
Website	www.trinitywalk.com

Trinity Walk is a shopping centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. England. Opened on 6 May 2011, Wakefield Council describe it as "the most important City Centre development for more than 20 years." ^[1]

Retail scheme

Trinity Walk is 560,000 sq ft partially enclosed shopping centre with over 70 stores and 1,000 car parking spaces, with access from Wakefield’s inner city ring road (A61) and the main bus station. The centre contains major stores, including an 8,500 m² Sainsbury's and retailers Sports Direct, ^[2] Søstrene Grene, ^[3] Next, New Look, and Pandora.

The centre recorded its record year for footfall in 2024 with around 11.35 million visits. ^[4]

History

On 19 March 2009, it appeared that the development was going to fall victim to the credit crunch when KPMG were called in as administrators ^[5] as the Anglo Irish Bank withdrew its support for the project. ^[6] Building work stopped and the steel structure stood half finished.

The scheme was rescued in early 2010 by a consortium who bought the development from administrators – a joint venture company comprising Sovereign Land, AREA Property Partners, and Shepherd Building Group. ^[7]

Trinity Walk opened on Friday 6 May 2011.

Wakefield regeneration

Trinity Walk has created hundreds of new jobs in the city. ^[8]

See also

• The Ridings Centre

References

1. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (2 September 2008). "Trinity Walk Development (formerly known as the Marsh Way Development)". wakefield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
2. "Sports Direct is on the way to Wakefield's Trinity Walk shopping centre with new superstore planned". Wakefield Express. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
3. "This is what I thought of the new store dubbed 'Poundland of the middle classes'". Yorkshire Post. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
4. Rahman, Miran (10 February 2025). "Shopping centre bucks national trend with record number of visitors | TheBusinessDesk.com". Yorkshire. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
5. "Administrators called in for £200m Trinity Walk scheme". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
6. "Anglo Irish pulls funding on Modus' Trinity Walk in Wakefield". propertyweek.com. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
7. "'Trinity Walk back on track'" . Retrieved 6 November 2009.
8. "Jobs 'are on way' at Wakefield's Trinity Walk". the BBC. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

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