Abbeygate Shopping Centre Explained

The Abbeygate Shopping Centre (sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct')[1] [2] is a shopping centre in the town centre of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.[3] It was first opened in the 1960s and was originally known as Heron Way, and was once home to an indoor market.[4] [5] During a refurbishment in the 1990s a glass atrium roof was fitted and it was renamed Abbeygate.[6] It now comprises 40 retail units.[7] The centre has a retail mix of multi-nationals and small independents.[8]

The anchor stores were Argos and Peacocks. In 2020, Peacocks permanently closed down in the shopping centre, however it has since reopened once again in 2021 after a buyer was found.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] The reason for Argos' closure was due to Sainsbury's closing their standalone high-street stores as part of a "reorganisation". Argos still operate as a 'click and collect' branch inside the Vicarage Street Sainsbury's supermarket.[14] [15] [16]

In October 2010 the main post office for the town relocated from the outside of the centre to an internal shop.[17] [18]

The centre is privately owned. In April 2018 it was sold to a mystery local property company for £4.3 million; considerably less than the £17 million the previous owners had paid for it in 2005.[6]

Since 14 January 2021, the former BrightHouse store, located inside of the Abbeygate Shopping Centre, is currently being used as a vaccination centre during the coronavirus pandemic.[19] [20] [21] [22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct. Google Maps. 16 January 2021. en.
  2. Web site: Interesting Information for Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct, Nuneaton, CV11 4HL Postcode . StreetCheck . 15 April 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: How to find us « Abbeygate Shopping Centre. Abbeygate Shopping Centre. 16 January 2021.
  4. News: Harrison . Claire . Shopping Centre to be sold off . 16 January 2021 . PressReader . The Nuneaton Telegraph . 15 March 2018.
  5. News: Harrison . Claire . Nuneaton shopping centre to be auctioned off . 16 January 2021 . The Coventry Telegraph . 14 March 2018 . en.
  6. News: Harrison. Claire. Nuneaton shopping centre sold to mystery 'local' buyer. 7 July 2019. CoventryLive. 10 April 2018. en.
  7. Web site: Goad Network Town Centre Map. Abbeygate Shopping Centre. Goad Plans. 17 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Our Shops and Stores « Abbeygate Shopping Centre. Abbeygate Shopping Centre. 17 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Mullen . Enda . 2,000 jobs saved at Peacocks after rescue deal at clothing chain . CoventryLive . 15 April 2021 . en . 6 April 2021.
  10. News: Harrison. Claire. These two town centre shops are to close. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 24 October 2020. en.
  11. News: Thompson. Danny. The shops we've loved and lost in Coventry and Warwickshire in 2020. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 27 December 2020. en.
  12. Web site: Store Finder. Peacocks. 16 January 2021. en.
  13. News: Harrison. Claire. Argos store axe confirmed as part of mass closures. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 5 November 2020. en.
  14. News: Harrison. Claire. What is happening with Nuneaton's Argos store?. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 1 July 2020. en.
  15. Web site: Argos store at Nuneaton Sainsburys Collection Point. Argos. 16 January 2021.
  16. News: Sainsbury's to close 60+ Argos stores. 16 January 2021. Engage Customer.
  17. News: Live. Coventry. Nuneaton post office set to move into Abbeygate Shopping Centre. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 3 February 2010. en.
  18. Web site: Post office Nuneaton in Nuneaton Royal Mail Group Ltd. Royal Mail. 16 January 2021.
  19. News: Harrison. Claire. Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination centres to open 'within days'. 16 January 2021. CoventryLive. 11 January 2021. en.
  20. News: Harrison. Claire. Free parking zones for those having Covid-19 vaccinations in Nuneaton and Bedworth. 16 January 2021. The Coventry Telegraph. 15 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115133747/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/free-parking-zones-those-having-19625611. 15 January 2021. dead.
  21. News: Bridge. Bobby. 'Eureka moment' - 84-year-old lifts lid on vaccination experience. 17 January 2021. CoventryLive. 17 January 2021. en.
  22. News: Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination hubs open today . 17 January 2021 . Fosse 107 . 14 January 2021.

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