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The Dolphin Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Poole, Dorset, England, formerly known at the Arndale Centre. ==History and Development== In 1957 discussions began about creating a covered in shopping centre in the heart of Poole town centre, in a similar vein to those popular at the time in America. In 1963 property developers were invited by Poole Corporation to present schemes to develop this shopping centre as part of a redevelopment of the town.〔 The winning scheme was for a £2 million redevelopment by the Arndale Property Trust on land at High Street, Seldown Lane and Kingland Road〔 known as the Ladies Walking Field.〔() Poole High Street Project (2012). Poole High Street Project Blog - Life Before The Arndale. 21 March 2012.〕 One of the main reasons Arndale won was that their proposal incorporated a fully enclosed shopping centre.〔Building Magazine (1970). Shopping in Comfort. Building, 4 September 1970. pp. 55-60.〕 The scheme was to be designed by Leslie Jones and Partners in association with Geoffrey Hopkinson; Poole Borough Architect and Chief Planning Officer, the structural engineers were to be Bowden Sillett and Partners and the main contractors were to be Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Company.〔 The transformation of Poole Town Centre started in June 1966 when work began on a new road layout〔() Daily Echo (2012). Dolphin Centre Facelift: History of the Original Arndale Mall. Daily Echo, 28 January 2012.〕 and construction of the shopping centre commenced in March 1967 when the then Mayor of Poole, Alderman Ron Hart, dug the first turf.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dolphin Shopping Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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