Runcorn Shopping City

Runcorn Shopping City
Logo for Runcorn Shopping City
Runcorn Shopping City's "Town Square"
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LocationRuncorn, England
Coordinates53°19′38″N 2°41′53″W / 53.3273°N 2.6981°W / 53.3273; -2.6981
Opening date5 May 1972 (1972-05-05)
DeveloperGrosvenor Group
ManagementSavills
ArchitectFred Roche
Total retail floor area545,082 sq ft (50,639.8 m2)
No. of floors3
Parking2,200
Websiteshopping-city.co.uk
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Runcorn Shopping City (formerly Halton Lea and Runcorn Shopping Centre) is a medium-sized indoor shopping centre in Runcorn, England. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972,[2] it is the main shopping area in Runcorn and is visited around 6.5 million times per year.[3] It was the largest enclosed shopping centre in Europe at the time of its construction and remains the largest in Cheshire.

  1. ^ "Runcorn main shopping centre". The Architects' Journal. 155 (25): 1377–1392. 21 June 1972.
  2. ^ Smith, Mark (24 September 2009). "Business as usual". Runcorn Weekly News. Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Commercial Opportunities". Runcorn Shopping City. Retrieved 27 February 2018.