Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    manchester
    Posts
    66
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts

    Default (revisit) Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, Wigan, april 4th 2013

    Visited with my brother and his friend while working up there

    Every 6 months we go up there and clean the atrium glass (a-pex) windows. I let them start the job and i fooked off to take a few snaps, it would of been rude not to.
    It was freezing up there and very windy and i had my camera on the wrong setting AGAIN so 1 or 2 of my pics are not the best of pics but here goes.

    Here is some history of the shopping centre

    The Grand Arcade shopping centre was opened on 22 March 2007. Construction, which cost £120M, started in 2005 on the site of Wigan Casino and The Ritz.
    They had planned to build a 18-storey apartments called "Tower Grand" that was suspended in 2008 due to a slump in the residential homes market.
    There are over 40 stores, including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, River Island and TK Maxx. There is also the Casino Café, which is themed on the illustrious Wigan Casino, the Soul Club which stood on the site of Grand Arcade until the early eighties, and is the perfect venue to relax and meet friends whilst sampling the offers from Coffee Delight, Costa Coffee or Le Petit Four.
    Another exciting historic addition to Grand Arcade is the bronze statue of George Formby, which was located in the centre during its opening year of 2007.
    Whilst we were surprised to find out the site that Grand Arcade was built on was once an important Roman settlement, we would not have been surprised if any old vinyls had been dug up. This is because Grand Arcade was also built upon the ground where the famous Wigan Casino Soul Club once stood, which was once voted the World's Best Venue by America's Billboard Magazine, beating New York's Studio 54.
    At Grand Arcade we like to embrace the history of Wigan, which is why we have a bespoke eating area called Casino Café which has been themed on the illustrious Wigan Casino Soul Club, which stood on the site of the centre until the early eighties.

    Here are my shots i hope you enjoy





    Looking towards haigh hall














































    Thanks for looking guys
    exploring in manchester ?
    give me a SHOUT!!!

    tomos25@live.co.uk

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    preston
    Posts
    569
    Thanks
    43
    Thanked 115 Times in 103 Posts

    Default Re: (revisit) Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, Wigan, april 4th 2013

    well done, i did that mill in one of your pics and it was crap inside but the stack looked good but i never climbed up it lol
    check out the website scrappynw.com
    flickr

Similar Threads

  1. Report: Trinity Leeds Shopping Centre 04/12
    By fowle in forum Leisure sites
    Replies: 26
    Last Post: 07-11-2013, 02:18 PM
  2. Archived: The grand arcade shopping centre wigan, december 28th 2012
    By Tom sherman in forum Cranes And High Buildings
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 27-12-2012, 05:12 PM
  3. Archived: Oriental City Shopping Centre - Colindale - May 2011
    By nelly in forum Leisure sites
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 02-06-2011, 11:06 AM
  4. Archived: audley centre(audley shopping centre derby) december 2010
    By nivlac in forum Leisure sites
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 06-01-2011, 10:35 PM
  5. Archived: Gateshead Shopping Centre - April 08
    By KingElvis in forum Leisure sites
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 16-11-2008, 05:43 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •