Meridian Shopping is a shopping centre in Havant

Havant

Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...

, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

, 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...

. The building work began in 1987 and was completed in 1991 when the centre officially opened. It includes large shops such as Wilkinson

Wilkinson (shop)

Wilkinson or Wilko is a British high-street discount chain with over 300 stores, selling primarily homewares and household goods.Founded in 1930 Wilkinson Cash Stores by James Kemsey Wilkinson, the company has remained largely in the hands of the founding family since...

 and Argos

Argos (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...

 and it includes the local library. Meridian Shopping Centre has recently launched a new website which can be found at: http://www.meridianshoppingcentre.com

First Floor

The first floor has a number of unleased shop units and is generally occupied by independent traders these include a hair and beauty salon www.bodyworks-clinic.com, Portsdown Community Church and Media Entertainment. Access to the library

Library

In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...

 is available from the first floor as well as the Ground floor.

Ground Floor

The centre's main stores are located on the ground floor; shops such as WHSmith, F. Hinds

F. Hinds

F. 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,...

, Robert Dyas

Robert Dyas

Robert Dyas is a large UK retailer founded London 1872. The stores provide ranges of house wares, small electrical appliances, gardening products, kitchen wares, DIY, and consumer electronics throughout 98 stores, mainly in Greater London and South East England.-History :Robert Dyas emigrated from...

, O2, Holland and Barrett and qs. The ground floor also contains a Boswell's coffee shop

Café

A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

 and the aforementioned Wilkinson

Wilkinson (shop)

Wilkinson or Wilko is a British high-street discount chain with over 300 stores, selling primarily homewares and household goods.Founded in 1930 Wilkinson Cash Stores by James Kemsey Wilkinson, the company has remained largely in the hands of the founding family since...

 and Argos

Argos (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...

. The units on the ground floor are not only occupied by large companies, there are a number or independent fashion retailers including gamescape a gaming stor

Future

In early 2006 the centre was refurbished complete with a new logo. The centre and its car parks were sold to Callander Properties in March 2007 and the current managing agents are Northern Irish Shopping Centre specialists BTW Shiells. Meridian Shopping Centre has recently launched a new website which can be found at: http://www.meridianshoppingcentre.com.