Liverpool One
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Total retail floor area Total area: 234,000 m2 (2,520,000 sq ft) | Retail space: 154,000 m2 (1,660,000 sq ft)[1] | |
Parking | 3,000[2] | |
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Website | liverpool-one |
Liverpool ONE is a shopping, residential, and leisure complex in
Liverpool ONE is the largest open-air shopping centre in the UK and the
Construction
Work began in Spring 2004 with the excavation of Chavasse Park, and construction began in Autumn the same year.
The first parts of the development to be completed were the
Both opened in November 2005, allowing the old bus station and car park on Paradise Street to be demolished in January 2006.[14]
This cleared the way for construction of the new buildings on the west side of Paradise Street, as the Moat House Hotel had already been demolished in May 2005.[15]
In July 2006, Herbert's Hairdressers became the first business to move into new premises in the development,
In March 2007, following the completion of the main underground car park, works on re-instating Chavasse Park started, using polystyrene blocks to build up the height of the park.[20]
Stores and services
With around 170 stores and services, Liverpool ONE is the largest shopping centre in the city, the second largest in North West England (after the Trafford Centre) and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom.[21]
Liverpool ONE also features the UK's first
ODEON Cinema
The Odeon Liverpool ONE cinema was opened on 1 October 2008 following its relocation from London Road.[24] The new cinema is located within the Liverpool ONE shopping complex on South John Street and with over 3,000 seats and 14 screening rooms, it is the biggest cinema in Liverpool.[25]
Hotels
Liverpool ONE is home to two large hotels. The Hilton Liverpool is located at Thomas Steers Way. It contains numerous conference rooms, the Exchange Restaurant and the Pima a Cocktail Bar.[26] The 12-storey Novotel on Hanover Street was built between 2007 and 2009; it contains 209 rooms, a gym, swimming pool and the Elements Restaurant and Bar.[27] Alongside the Hilton and Novotel hotels are the BridgeStreet serviced apartments.
The six districts
On 1 November 2005, Grosvenor unveiled Liverpool ONE as the new brand for the regeneration.[28] Liverpool ONE consists of six distinct districts, mixing retail, leisure and accommodation.[29]
Hanover Street
An informal district, re-using old buildings, some formerly derelict, for homeware shops and street markets.[30]
Peter's Lane
Fashion retailers on arcades, streets and squares. Linking the existing Church Street area to the new district. Shops on Peter's Lane include;
In October 2011 Harvey Nichols opened a pop up concept of their Foodmarket and Wine Shop for the festive period which closed on 7 January 2012. Since closing the unit has been taken over by French fashion brand The Kooples which is the company's third standalone store outside London after Manchester and Bristol.
New Manesty's Lane
Originally was due to house either a Selfridges or Harvey Nichols store, but was deemed unsuitable for Liverpool ONE. The third anchor unit was then split – half of which was the city's second and also its flagship branch of
In January 2012, Harvey Nichols Signed for 20,000 sq ft former Habitat Unit for their "Beauty Bazaar" store in the UK after Birmingham which opened in the Autumn of 2012.
In 2023 Red Run Activewear announced plans to open a flagship store on Manesty’s Lane.
Paradise Street
A wide pedestrianised shopping street, with flagship store John Lewis, also on this street; Pret a Manger, EE (formerly Orange), Morphe, JD Sports, Footasylum, Tessuti, Starbucks, Waterstones (the entrance is at the back), Urban Outfitters, Hugo Boss, The North Face, etc.[31][32]
South John Street
The heart of the new shopping area, two levels of high-street shops and links to the park, with anchor stores John Lewis and Debenhams at each end. There are many shops on South John Street such as
The park
A reinstated
Point of arrival
Includes a bus station and a multi-storey car park at the edge of the main shopping district.[38]
The new multimillion-pound Paradise Street Interchange (renamed
As one of the first stages of Liverpool One scheme and a main access point to the Liverpool One
Criticism
The
The centre has also been criticised for alienating local businesses (such as
References
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- ^ a b "Liverpool ONE Store Map". Liverpool ONE. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ Gamble, Matthew (May 2009). "Everton Two, Liverpool ONE". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "South John Street MasterPlan". Liverpoolpsda.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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- ^ "Going underground – work to start on giant city car park". Liverpoolpsda.co.uk. March 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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- ^ a b "New bus interchange opens". BBC News. 19 June 2009.
- ^ Neild, Larry (19 June 2009). "Shopping city starts with the Big Bang". The Paradise Street Project.
- ^ Kingsnorth, Paul (29 March 2008). "Cities for sale". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ^ "MIPIMWORLD – MAPIC – Meet the Leaders at the 2009 MAPIC Awards –". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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