Coopers Square (originally called Burton Shopping Centre) is an indoor shopping centre located in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire,

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. It is owned by the

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. The total retail area for the shopping centre is . The shopping centre has 800 car parking spaces, with a ground car park as well as a rooftop car park.

History

The site was opened in 1970 by HRH Princess Alexandra as Burton Shopping Centre. The centre underwent a large refurbishment which was completed in 1994, which included the addition of a roof on the centre and a change of name to Coopers Square Shopping Centre. Prior to the 1994 redevelopment of Coopers Square, Dame Paulet Walk was formerly known as 'Fennel Walk'. Dame Paulet's Almshouses occupied the site where Primark now stands; the original doorway is installed into the side of the building. Also, ''

The Burton Cooper ''The Burton Cooper'' is a 1977 statue by James Walter Butler currently located in Coopers Square shopping centre, Burton on Trent. The statue commemorates the close connection of the town to the trade, which was key to Burton's brewing in ...

'' statue stood in the entrance of Saint Modwens Walk on High Street and the rubbish bins resembled beer casks. In 1996

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moved to a new unit that had been built across the road. The former unit was split up and became a BHS (closed in 2016),

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, and the now defunct retailer, Au Naturale. The former BHS store was redeveloped as a new Next at Home store, which opened in October 2017.

Malls

Coopers Square consists of five 'malls'. These are: *Underhill Walk *Swan Walk *St Modwens Walk *Dame Paulet Walk *Cooper's Square http://www.cooperssquare.co.uk/assets/pdf/store-guide.pdf

Stores

Below is a partial list of stores in the centre as of July 2020: * Superdrug *

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* Clarks *

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* EE * GAME *

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* Next at Home *

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* JD Sports *

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* H&M *

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* New Look *

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* Timpson *

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* Pandora *

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Facilities

The centre's facilities include toilets and a cafe called Ronnie's Patisserie, which replaced

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when it closed after the company went into administration in 2019.

References

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