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Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
Middleton Grange is a shopping mall, shopping centre in Hartlepool, England. It was built in 1969 and it was opened by Anne, Princess Royal, Princess Anne on 27 May 1970. The site of the shopping centre was originally terraced streets that were demolished in the late 1960s. History The original architecture of the building is the 1960s brutalist style. It was originally an outdoor shopping centre but it was converted to an indoor shopping centre in 1992. It was built and owned by Hartlepool Borough Council until it was privatised in the 1990s. In 2011 it was announced that the bosses at Middleton Grange are planning a rebrand, a facelift and a major push to bring in more business with a £2 million investment which see the 1960s mosaic tile effect outside the shopping centre replaced and modernised, the sea blue colour scheme inside will be replaced with a battleship grey colour scheme, the signs will be replaced with new signs and British Home Stores, BHS announced they will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartlepool, England
Hartlepool () is a seaside resort, seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County Durham. Hartlepool is local government in England, locally administrated by Hartlepool Borough Council, a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority which also administrates outlying villages of Seaton Carew, Greatham, County Durham, Greatham, Hart Village, Dalton Piercy and Elwick, County Durham, Elwick. Hartlepool was founded in the 7th century, around the monastery of Hartlepool Abbey. The village grew in the Middle Ages and its harbour served as the official port of the County Palatine of Durham. After a railway link from the north was established from the South Durham coal fields, an additional link from the south, in 1835, together with a new port, resulted in further expansion, with the new town of West Hartlepo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
