Touchwood is a shopping centre in
Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blyth ...
,
West Midlands,
United Kingdom
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.
History
Opened in 2001 and costing £110 million to build, the centre was built on the former car parks behind the High Street.
Around 251,000 cubic metres of earth were excavated to form the basements and over 4,000 tons support the Touchwood structure.
Touchwood has a
John Lewis
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department store, at , as well as 80 other stores, over 20 restaurants and a
Cineworld
Cineworld Group plc is a British cinema operator headquartered in London, England. It is the world's second-largest cinema chain (after AMC Theatres), with 9,518 screens across 790 sites in 10 countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Irela ...
nine-screen multiplex cinema.
The most successful retailing area of Solihull, Mell Square and Solihull High Street both now hosting empty units.
The Touchwood access also leads to Library Square, for the Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex.
References
External links
Official Website
{{Shopping centres in West Midlands
Shopping centres in the West Midlands (county)
Shopping malls established in 2001
Buildings and structures in Solihull