New Cross Shopping Centre
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The New Cross Centre in Hamilton
, South Lanarkshire
is an indoor shopping mall in the town centre. It was built to complement its neighbour Regent Shopping Centre
which is a hundred yards away. It has distinctive spiral access ramps leading into and out of its integral multi-storey car park
.
supermarket which had an in-store bakery, although commonplace now, it was a first as no supermarket in the area had this feature, a number of changes started to happen around the centre in 1995 when this supermarket was halved in size (it was a Somerfield
by this point) and Argos
moved into the newly created space. The centre was renovated completely in 2004 when the supermarket closed down completely and was split up into shop units, a new extension was also added which enlarged the car park and added a new upper level space, hitherto, this shopping centre was all on one level, with an escalator leading to the car park, this was demolished and new lifts replaced these during the 2004 refurbishments.
, the largest city in Scotland. The town has a population of around 50,000, with a population of around 350,000 living within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
, South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
is an indoor shopping mall in the town centre. It was built to complement its neighbour Regent Shopping Centre
Regent Shopping Centre
The Regent Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping mall located in the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The centre is not to be confused with The Regent Centre, a shopping centre in Kirkintilloch.- History :...
which is a hundred yards away. It has distinctive spiral access ramps leading into and out of its integral multi-storey car park
Multi-storey car park
A multi-storey car-park is a building designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place...
.
History
The New Cross Centre was built in 1982/3 by John Laing plc and opened in January 1984, originally one half of the ground floor was a Fine FareFine Fare
Fine Fare was the name of a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. It was famous for its Yellow Pack budget own-label range.-History:The company started as a single supermarket in Brighton in 1956. It was one of a series of convenience store chains established in the 1950s, the others being...
supermarket which had an in-store bakery, although commonplace now, it was a first as no supermarket in the area had this feature, a number of changes started to happen around the centre in 1995 when this supermarket was halved in size (it was a Somerfield
Somerfield
Somerfield was a chain of small to medium sized supermarkets operating in the United Kingdom. The company was taken over by the Co-operative Group on 2 March 2009 in a £1.57 billion deal, creating the UK's fifth largest food retailer. The name is currently being phased out and replaced by the...
by this point) and Argos
Argos
Argos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
moved into the newly created space. The centre was renovated completely in 2004 when the supermarket closed down completely and was split up into shop units, a new extension was also added which enlarged the car park and added a new upper level space, hitherto, this shopping centre was all on one level, with an escalator leading to the car park, this was demolished and new lifts replaced these during the 2004 refurbishments.
Location
The Centre is located on Regent Street in Hamilton Town Centre, the car park is accessed from Leechlee Road. Hamilton itself is a principal shopping destination, located to the south-east of GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, the largest city in Scotland. The town has a population of around 50,000, with a population of around 350,000 living within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).