Grand Central, Birmingham

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Grand Central
John Lewis Birmingham Sept 2015.jpg
LocationBirmingham, England
Coordinates52°28′39.98″N 1°53′55.86″W / 52.4777722°N 1.8988500°W / 52.4777722; -1.8988500Coordinates: 52°28′39.98″N 1°53′55.86″W / 52.4777722°N 1.8988500°W / 52.4777722; -1.8988500
Opening date24 September 2015
DeveloperNetwork Rail
ManagementJonathan Cheetham
Owner
ArchitectHaskoll
No. of stores and services62
No. of anchor tenants1 (John Lewis and Partners) (formerly)
Total retail floor areac. 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking450 Spaces, including 23 Disabled spaces, and 13 Parent & Child spaces
Websitegrandcentralbirmingham.com

Grand Central (formerly The Pallasades Shopping Centre and previously Birmingham Shopping Centre) is a shopping centre located above New Street railway station in Birmingham, England that opened in 1971 as Birmingham Shopping Centre. In 1989 it was largely refurbished, and reopened 17 September 1990 as The Pallasades Shopping Centre. The centre underwent a mass redevelopment in 2014, opening 24 September 2015 as Grand Central. It is currently owned by Hammerson and CPPIB, having been acquired by Hammerson from Birmingham City Council in January 2016 for £335m.[1]

History[]

The original centre was built in 1971 as part of the reconstruction of Birmingham New Street station below. It was known as the Birmingham Shopping Centre before being renamed as The Pallasades.

Redevelopment[]

As part of the Birmingham New Street station Gateway Plus redevelopment, Grand Central underwent a major overhaul. The mall has been redesigned with a Texlon ETFE[2] atrium roof as centrepiece, and is home to over 60 stores across 500,000 sq ft with John Lewis as main anchor tenant. Many of the shops, restaurants and cafés are new to the city including Cath Kidston, The White Company, Kiehls, Giraffe and Tapas Revolution. It reopened in September 2015 along with the modernised Birmingham New Street station.[3]

The shopping centre has lent its name to the adjacent tram stop that opened in May 2016.[4][5]

The modern architecture of the new Grand Central shopping centre at Birmingham New Street station

John Lewis announced in 2020 that their store would not reopen after being closed during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Grand Central was selected as a filming location for the Hollywood production Mission Impossible 7 featuring Tom Cruise.

References[]

  1. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ "Birmingham Grand Central Shopping Mall | Vector Foiltec". www.vector-foiltec.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ Brown, Graeme (31 July 2014). "New lettings revealed for Grand Central". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ A bit more Metro...now serving Grand Central Midland Metro 25 May 2016
  5. ^ Midland Metro trams head to Birmingham New Street for first time Birmingham Mail 30 May 2016

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