Serpentine Green is a

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that opened 8 February 1999 in the

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Hargate district of Southern

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. It is named after the nearby Serpentine Lake and the adjoining dual-carrigeway outside the centre 'The Serpentine' When it was built the

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outlet was a flagship branch, and the largest store in the UK, with a floor space of ,https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/factfile-serpentine-green-shopping-centre-1-130617 - larger stores have since been built however. The centre comprises 34 shop units including branches of WHSmith, Next, Outfit, H&M, Boots as well as many branches of other national retailers. The centre also houses a food court and health centre/library in the Rotunda. A 2,100 space

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is provided for the large numbers of visitors the centre receives, especially in the run-up to Christmas. The centre is situated off the

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from the A1139, Fletton Parkway, that skirts the south of Peterborough and runs between the centre and the Orton district of the city to the North. On 5 May 2011, the centre saw the opening of a new

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store. In November 2016, Serpentine Green commenced its first major redevelopment of the centre adding 2,300 m² (25,000 sq. ft.) of space including a new mezzanine floor and outdoor seating area. Work is expected to finish in Summer 2017. In 2019, Mothercare and WHSmith were closed and new shops will be coming soon.

Management

The shopping centre is owned by British Land.

History

The building is constructed on disused brick workings, from which the bricks known as

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s were made. The land was reclaimed, commencing in the 1960s, by building bunds of discarded and borrow clay, and infilling with a

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slurry.

References

External links

Serpentine Green Website

Hampton's official retail site
Shopping centres in Cambridgeshire Buildings and structures in Peterborough Shopping malls established in 1999 1999 establishments in England {{Cambridgeshire-geo-stub