Queens Arcade
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Total retail floor area 9,638 m2 (103,740 sq ft) | | |
No. of floors | 2 | |
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Website | queensarcadecardiff |
The Queens Arcade (
History
Developed on the site of the Allders department store
The arcade recorded 11.2m annual footfall in 2012 and is anchored by
It was put up for sale in 2016 for £33 million.[2] It was proposed to be demolished in plans in 2021.[3][4] In February 2023, the centre was put into receivership.[5]
In popular culture
The original architecture was inspired by the many late 19th-century arcades of Cardiff city centre and has appeared as the backdrop for various TV programmes, including the 2005 Doctor Who story "Rose", starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, which was set in London.
See also
External links
Media related to Queens Arcade, Cardiff at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
References
- ^ Prince, David (6 February 2023). "The big difference between Cardiff's Queens Arcade when it first opened to now". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Queen's Arcade shopping centre in Cardiff for sale for £33m". BBC News. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Barry, Sion (20 July 2021). "Plans to demolish Cardiff's Queens Arcade for new mixed-use scheme". Business Live. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Burkitt, Sian (20 July 2021). "Radical plan unveiled to demolish shopping centre to make way for new street". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Barry, Sion (2 February 2023). "One of Wales' best known shopping centres is in receivership". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 February 2024.