Grand Central (formerly The Pallasades Shopping Centre and previously Birmingham Shopping Centre) is a

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located above New Street railway station in

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that opened in 1971 as Birmingham Shopping Centre. In 1989 it was largely refurbished, and reopened 17 September 1990 as The Pallasades Shopping Centre. The centre underwent a mass redevelopment in 2014, opening 24 September 2015 as Grand Central. It is currently owned by Hammerson and

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, having been acquired by Hammerson from Birmingham City Council in January 2016 for £335m.

History

The original centre was built in 1971 as part of the reconstruction of

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below. It was known as the Birmingham Shopping Centre before being renamed as The Pallasades.

Redevelopment

As part of the

Gateway Plus The Gateway Plus (previously known as Birmingham Gatewayand now known as Grand Central) project was a redevelopment scheme that regenerated Birmingham New Street railway station and the Pallasades Shopping Centre above it in Birmingham, Engla ...

redevelopment, Grand Central underwent a major overhaul. The mall has been redesigned with a Texlon ETFE atrium roof as centrepiece, and is home to over 60 stores across 500,000 sq ft with

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as main anchor tenant. Many of the shops, restaurants and cafés are new to the city including

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, The White Company,

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and Tapas Revolution. It reopened in September 2015 along with the modernised Birmingham New Street station. The shopping centre has lent its name to the adjacent tram stop that opened in May 2016.Midland Metro trams head to Birmingham New Street for first time
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'' 30 May 2016 Birmingham Grand Central

John Lewis announced in 2020 that their store would not reopen after being closed during the COVID-19 restrictions. Grand Central was selected as a filming location for the 2023 film '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One''.

References

External links

Bullring & Grand Central official website
{{Shopping centres in West Midlands Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands Shopping centres in the West Midlands (county) Shopping malls established in 1971 1971 establishments in England