Whitefriars Shopping Centre

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Coordinates: 51°16′37″N 1°04′48″E / 51.277°N 1.080°E / 51.277; 1.080
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Whitefriars Shopping Centre
anchor tenants
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No. of floors3
Parking530 spaces
WebsiteOfficial website

Whitefriars Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Canterbury, Kent.

History

The Whitefriars Shopping Quarter is situated on the site of a former

multi-storey car park and the Ricemans department store. Following the demolition of these buildings a new multi storey carpark and a Fenwick
department store were constructed.

A "Big Dig" archaeological excavation was carried out on the site by Canterbury Archaeological Trust in conjunction with Channel 4's television programme Time Team from 2000–2003, unearthing mostly Roman and Mediaeval finds.[2]

The Marlowe Arcade is built on the site of a theatre that opened shortly before

repertory. After financial difficulties in 1981, it was demolished in 1982.[3]

Whitefriars

Whitefriars Street, one of streets around which the shops are structured.

The Whitefriars shopping centre is made up of shops mainly spread over two floors, but with some shops over three floors. The multi-storey car park is in the same block as Tesco, with two bridges between the carpark,

Marks and Spencer
. The layout of the centre consists mainly of squares, namely Rose Square, Clocktower Square and Whitefriars Square, small streets and arcade. An older part of the centre is part of the high street. The three floors are connected by two main lifts, in the stair room and Fenwicks. There are public toilets and facilities in Fenwick, Eat, Cafe Nero, Costa and Marks and Spencer.

Whitefriars Shopping Centre is adjacent to

Canterbury Bus Station
.

The Marlowe arcade is the only part of the centre with a full roof, and contains more specialised shops. In late 2012, it was announced that the arcade would be renamed 'Whitefriars Arcade', a move which has received criticism from some locals.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Chesters, Laura (16 May 2007). "Land Securities to sell £240m Canterbury centre". Property Week. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Canterbury Archaeological Trust: Previous articles: Big Dig". Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Our History". Marlowe Theatre. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

51°16′37″N 1°04′48″E / 51.277°N 1.080°E / 51.277; 1.080

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