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| Location | Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 53°24′23″N 2°09′40″W / 53.40639°N 2.16111°W |
| Address | Wellington Road South |
| Opening date | 1991 (Complex) 1993 (Grand Central Pools)[1] |
| Owner | Stockport Council |
| Architect | Broadway Malyan (Redevelopment)[2] |
| Total retail floor area | 76,000 sq ft (7,100 m2)[3] |
| No. of floors | 2–3 |
| Parking | 554[4] (1,500 after redevelopment) |
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| Full name | Grand Central Pools |
| City | Stockport, United Kingdom |
| Opened | 1993 (pools) 2001 (fitness suite) |
| Home club(s) | Stockport Metro Swimming Club |
| Main pool | |
| Length | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Width | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Depth | 0–2 m (0.0–6.6 ft) |
| Lanes | 8 |
| Operated by Life Leisure [1] on behalf of Stockport Sports Trust | |
Grand Central Stockport is a retail, entertainment and leisure complex in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.[2] It is adjacent to Stockport railway station and the complex first opened in 1991. Since then it has included various leisure facilities such as a multiplex cinema, a swimming pool,[5] a Cineworld Cinema[6] a bowling alley, a gym, a Quasar complex, and various food outlets. As of 2013, the area is being redeveloped and only half of the development is still open, including the pool, along with some other businesses. The remainder of the complex (including the bowling alley) nightclub and cinema has been demolished in preparation for a new multi-storey car park and office complex.
Grand Central Stockport was owned by Norwich-based private property company Targetfollow, who acquired the complex for £10.8 million in 2004.[3] In January 2011, after lack of progress on the development scheme, Stockport Council purchased the complex.[7] In December 2011, Stockport Council announced that Muse Developments, the urban regeneration division of construction group Morgan Sindall, had been selected as the preferred developer with a report to be presented to the council the following week. The revamped regeneration plans include an office quarter for the town centre, a hotel, public space outside the railway station. In addition, the redevelopment would also include a multi-storey car park and to make the site into a more attractive gateway into the town centre.[8] The new redevelopment plans are valued at approximately £145 million.
- ^ "Visit Stockport - Homepage - About Stockport - History - Timeline". Visit Stockport. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Completely Retail - Retail Warehousing - Leisure Scheme - Grand Central Stockport". Completely Retail. 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ a b David Thame (15 July 2009). "Manchester Evening News - Business - Hotel chain makes its Grand step". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
RCP Parkingwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Grand Central Pools - Facilities". Serco Leisure. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Cineworld Cinemas: Cineworld Cinema In Stockport". Cineworld. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Stockport Council - Stockport Council Completes Grand Central Deal". Stockport Council. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Manchester Evening News - Business - Muse Developments is Stockport council's preferred developer on £145m scheme". Manchester Evening News. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.