Highcross Leicester

Highcross Leicester
Highcross Leicester logo
The interior of part of the covered extension
Map
LocationLeicester, England
Coordinates52°38′11.00″N 1°8′8.00″W / 52.6363889°N 1.1355556°W / 52.6363889; -1.1355556
Address5 Shires Lane
Opening date1991 (extension opened 4 September 2008)
DeveloperHammerson
Hermes Real Estate
ArchitectForeign Office Architects (Highcross extension)
No. of stores and services140
No. of anchor tenants1
Total retail floor area110,000 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft)
No. of floors2 (up to 4 in department stores)
Parking3000 spaces
Websitehighcrossleicester.com

Highcross Leicester is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. It was opened as The Shires in 1991 to supplement the Haymarket Shopping Centre, also since re-developed. It was built on a central location within the city centre on Eastgates and High Street. Frontages of buildings that were demolished were retained and new external construction was in a 'neo-Victorian' vernacular. An extension opened in 1994, with a frontage on to Church Gate. A further large extension opened in 2008, when the entire centre was renamed Highcross Leicester. Highcross Leicester contains over 100 shops, with a range of both large and smaller units, including branches of the department stores John Lewis & Partners. There are also 40 restaurants and cafés, a Showcase Cinema de Lux and two large car parks.