Broad Street Mall, Reading
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Broad Street Mall is a large indoor shopping mall
located in central Reading
, England
. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the Mall. It is close to The Hexagon
theatre and the offices of Reading Borough Council.
The mall was originally known as the Butts Centre, and was named after the adjacent St Mary's Butts
. The current name relates to Reading's principal pedestrian shopping street Broad Street
and the mall is situated at the west end of this street.
and a TK Maxx. It is currently being refurbished.
Shops at Broad Street Mall include:
walk-in health centre.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located in central Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There is a large multi-storey car park with direct access to the first floor of the Mall. It is close to The Hexagon
The Hexagon
The Hexagon is a multi-purpose arts venue and theatre with a capacity of 1,200 in central Reading, Berkshire, England. It is named for its shape....
theatre and the offices of Reading Borough Council.
History
Plans for the mall were made by the Reading Borough Council in 1956, however it took more than a decade to find a suitable site and buy it.The mall was originally known as the Butts Centre, and was named after the adjacent St Mary's Butts
St Mary's Butts
St Mary's Butts is a thoroughfare in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. On its west side is the Broad Street Mall. It is connected to the north with Broad Street, the pedestrianised primary high street of Reading...
. The current name relates to Reading's principal pedestrian shopping street Broad Street
Broad Street, Reading
Broad Street is a main pedestrianised thoroughfare and the primary high street in the English town of Reading. The street is situated in the town centre, running for approximately , from west to east. The western end of the road lies at the crossroads with Oxford Road, West Street and St Mary's...
and the mall is situated at the west end of this street.
Notable stores
It has many shops, such as a large New Look (store)New Look (store)
New Look is a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street shops in Britain, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.-History:...
and a TK Maxx. It is currently being refurbished.
Shops at Broad Street Mall include:
- 99p Stores99p Stores99p Stores Ltd is a family run business founded in January 2001 by entrepreneur Nadir Lalani, who opened the first store in the chain in Holloway, London, with a further three stores opening later that year...
- AnimalAnimal (clothing)Animal is a clothing retailer and brand based in Poole, England. The company was created in 1987, manufacturing and selling unbreakable webbing and Velcro watchstraps....
- ArgosArgos (retailer)Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland with over 800 stores. It is unique amongst major retailers in the UK in that it is a catalogue merchant...
- BrightHouse
- Burger KingBurger KingBurger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
- Clinton CardsClinton CardsClinton Cards is a chain of stores in the UK founded in 1968 by Don Lewin. Mostly selling greeting cards, as the name suggests, the chain claims to be "the largest specialist retailer of greetings cards, plush merchandise and related products in the UK with over 700 shops." They used to be...
- F. HindsF. HindsF. Hinds is a jewellery retailing chain, operating in England and Wales. There are currently 110 F Hinds stores within the United Kingdom.The chain is an independent retailer which was founded in 1856 by George Henry Hinds, although his father Joseph was also a clockmaker in Stamford,...
- Hawkin's BazaarHawkin's BazaarHawkin's Bazaar is a British novelty gift and toy shop chain based in Beccles, England. Hawkin's Bazaar offers a unique and extensive range of unusual toys, gifts, gadgets and curiosities...
- Julian GravesJulian GravesJulian Graves is a health food retailer, with 255 stores operating in the United Kingdom and the Republic Of Ireland. They sell health foods, a limited range of kitchenware, baking ingredients and a variety of confectionery items. NBTY who own rival chain Holland & Barrett reached an agreement to...
- ModelzoneModelzoneModelzone Limited is a model and toy retailer based in West Sussex in the United Kingdom. The company has 39 stores, and is the UK's largest model retailer.- Beginnings as Model Aerodrome :...
- New LookNew Look (store)New Look is a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street shops in Britain, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.-History:...
- PeacocksPeacocks (retailer)Peacocks, is a fast fashion retailer based in Cardiff, Wales. The chain is owned by The Peacock Group plc and employs over 6,000 people. There are currently over 600 Peacocks stores in the United Kingdom and more than 200 in 12 overseas countries...
- PoundlandPoundlandPoundland is a British-based variety store chain which sells every item in its stores for £1. Established in April 1990 by Dave Dodd and Stephen Smith, Poundland stock a variety of around 3,000 home and kitchen-ware, gifts, healthcare and other products, across 16 categories many of which are brand...
- SuperdrugSuperdrugSuperdrug Stores PLC is Britain's second-largest beauty and health retailer behind Boots. Superdrug - part of the AS Watson Group which in turn is part of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa - is a UK based company with over 890 stores, which since 2006, includes the Republic of Ireland...
- TK Maxx
- Wilkinson
Other facilities
There are public toilets and an NHSNational Health Service (England)
The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
walk-in health centre.