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Telford Shopping Centre is a 〔 indoor super-regional shopping centre in Telford, Shropshire, England. It is located in the geographical and economic centre of the new town, on land which was previously undeveloped. It is the largest shopping area in the ceremonial county of Shropshire,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Local Area )〕 being located roughly equidistant between Shrewsbury, the county town, and the West Midlands conurbation. With a floor area of 100,000 m², the centre is one of the largest in the country, and has an average footfall of 300,000 per week, equating to 15 million per annum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Round ) 〕 The centre is located on a site, containing over 175 stores.〔 The Centre's catchment population is over 3 million people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Commercial Property Search )〕 The term Telford Town Centre is often used to refer to the shopping centre alone, but the town centre also encompasses the town park and surrounding areas of central Telford. The centre's logo features The Iron Bridge, of nearby Ironbridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008 the centre was ranked as 14th best in the country by CACI.〔http://www.retail-week.com/images/Rankings11-60_tcm14-1774573.pdf〕 == History == The shopping centre was opened in 1973 and longest standing retailers in the shopping centre are Boots and F. Hinds jewellers. It was expanded in 1981 to include extra shopping areas – this expansion was officially opened by HM The Queen in late October 1981. The phase 1 flagship and largest store during the mid to late seventies was the Carrefour supermarket, now an Asda. The centre only really came under larger development when it was purchased by the Universities Superannuation Scheme group in 1990. Thenceforth, a refurbishment program was undertaken, including the addition of large roof windows, which admitted more light into the centre. USS also created the Sherwood Square area and added the popular Frog Clock.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Telford – Coming of Age )〕 By 2001 the centre had 160 stores. By 2006, the centre had approximately 180. This growth can be attributed to the addition of an area known as the 'New Row Mall', which opened in September 2004.〔 This 14,000sqm〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Telford enters the 1 m sq ft club )〕 extension to the west end of the centre added the 7,400sqm〔 anchor store Beatties, which was later taken over by House of Fraser in August 2007. Since Beatties opened on 5 September 2003, car park use has increased on average by between 10 and 12%.〔 Other notable stores were added to New Row Mall at this time, including Zara, Costa Coffee and River Island. Current anchors of the centre include the new House of Fraser, large Debenhams, recently renovated Marks and Spencer and British Home Stores. Some sources also refer to Asda as an anchor tenant.〔 Other notable stores include Boots, JJB, H&M, New Look and Next. Sherwood Square in Telford Shopping Centre is host to the "Telford Time Machine", a large animated feature clock spanning most of the width of the square. This square is rarely seen empty, and often plays host to small exhibitions, mini-markets, Santa's Grotto, a children's plastic "ice rink" and a variety of other events. The Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the West Midlands, developed on an enterprise zone between Dudley and Brierley Hill in the 1980s, was inspired by the Telford Shopping Centre also the similar centre at Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire that was also built in the 1970s. In 2005 the UCI Cinema was refurbished and rebranded as Odeon. This cinema is located to the west of the centre, across the underpass connecting House of Fraser to the vehicle parking areas. In June 2007 USS sold the shopping centre to Hark Group and Apollo Real Estate (collectively Hark & Apollo) for £442 million. In October 2012 Sovereign Land joined the partnership following the departure of Hark Group to continue Telford's growth and support further development of the Centre. In 2013 a £200 million expansion plan for the shopping centre was announced, which will include enhanced pedestrian access to the Centre with improved links to surrounding leisure provision. The proposals will see the 1m sq ft Telford Shopping Centre increase in size by up to 80 per cent, with a net increase of almost 400,000 sq ft of retail and 250,000 sq ft of restaurants, cafés, bars and other eateries as well as a cinema and hotel.〔http://www.shopping-centre.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6479/Sovereign_Land_submits_application_for__A3200m_Telford_redevelopment_.html〕 In 2006, the centre won the five-star 'Loo of the Year' award, due to the cleanliness and access to its toilet facilities and continues to hold this award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2006 Loo of the Year awards )〕 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「Telford Shopping Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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