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Arndale Centre
Newest Review: ... centre houses an 1800 space multi-storey car park, shopping malls on two level and the Arndale Centre Bus Station at Cannon Street, (which was closed by the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996 but is now fully re-opened) and which handles over 40 000 passengers a day. The centre was designed by the architects Hugh Wilson and Lewis Womersley, who had already redeveloped the University Precinct ... more  ... on Oxford Road, as well as having had a considerable involvement in the redevelopment of housing in the Hulme area. At the time it was a controversial development as it obliterated ...more |
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Arndale Centre: Serves Its Purpose (963 words)
by zoe_page_1 - written on 07.10.01 (Very useful, 762 readings)
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Many years ago (ok, about 2) I loved shopping. I would shop every day of the week given half the chance, and never tired of it. Then something changed – I moved to Manchester and got a new job. In a shop. Suddenly the last thing I wanted to do at weekends after finishing work was go into yet more shops, and since I was supposed to be in lectures Monday to Friday this I basically didn’t shop for a year. Or shop *properly* at least – I still had food and books and CDs and presents delivered from the internet, but I managed to set foot in very few shops. I went away from the summer and did way too much shopping, and now that I’m back in ...
Giant Was a Competent Builder (1504 words)
by Muffin_the_Mule - written on 15.08.01 (Very useful, 469 readings)
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"I'm going to tell you all that there is to know about Manchester." That was what my thought was when I began writing this opinion about a week ago. I have since realised that that is a simply ridiculous notion. (as is the fact I have to put 'that' twice in this sentence to make it make sense) Therefore this opinion has now been dissected into daytime op and night-time op. This is the daytime one, night-time one will follow. Eventually. (Directions to Manchester from anywhere in the country are detailed at the bottom of this opinion) Firstly, a confession. Manchester's not ...
by - written on 12.04.01
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My first ever shopping visit in Manchester was to the newly opened Trafford Centre, and so when I went Christmas shopping to the Arndale Centre, I wasn't very impressed. However, after giving it a chance and not comparing it with the Trafford Centre, I discovered that it was actually a great place to shop, especially if you don't feel like a drive out of the city and into the outskirts. It has a great Marks and Spencers, Top Shop, Miss Selfridges, Bhs - and all of the usual high street stores. There is even a market which is handy for fresh fish, meat and groceries. There is nothing you won't find the Arndale centre. It caters for all agegropus, ...
