The Galleries (formerly The Mall Bristol, but originally opened in 1991 as The Galleries Shopping Centre) is a

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situated in the

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shopping centre in

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, England. Functioning as one of the city's retail malls, it is a three-Storey building, which spans over Fairfax Street.

History

The Galleries Shopping Centre as it was originally known, opened in October 1991 in the wake of a UK recession, the shopping centre was later bought by The Mall Shopping Centre Fund (and renamed the Mall Bristol), managed by Capital & Regional and Aviva Investors. It replaced shops including a large

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on the north side of Fairfax Street, and on the south side Fairfax House (a Co-operative department store opened in March 1962) where the Galleries car park now stands. One of the entrances called "The Greyhound" was originally a historic Public House which closed in the early 1990s and incorporated into the building as an entrance. In January 2011, the centre was sold to HSBC European Active Real Estate Trust for £50.1million, and the name was restored to The Galleries. With the opening of

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and the recession of 2008, many of the chain shops moved out of the Galleries and into the new Cabot Circus. This resulted in a large amount of empty shops and a decline of what was Bristol's main shopping centre from 1990s–2000s. In 2019, the centre was sold by InfraRed Capital to

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for about £32million.

Redevelopment

The shopping centre underwent a £1.5million redevelopment to redevelop the entrances and to refurbish the mall in 2013. Over the years, there have been a few re-developments. In 2011, the foodcourt was moved from the top floor to the middle floor. In 2021, plans were announced to turn the shopping centre over the next five to ten years into a mixed development of residential property, offices and retail space. Since 2008, The Galleries had struggled to compete with the newer and larger Broadmead shopping mall

Transport

The shopping centre is within walking distance of Bristol Temple Meads station and is served by

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bus services in nearby bus stops. There is also a car park which has nearly 1,000 spaces, which can be accessed on Fairfax Street and New Gate.

References

External links

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The Mall Bristol on The Retail Database
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