Fareham Shopping Centre Explained

Fareham Shopping Centre is at the heart of the centre of the medium-sized Hampshire town of Fareham.[1] Built in two phases between 1975 and 1981, the centre contains many well known retailers and is quite large for a town of its size. The shopping centre is part of a wider scheme of buildings in the town centre that were constructed around the same time.

Neighbouring buildings

Neighbouring buildings include:

Shops

The shopping centre was originally anchored by a Sainsbury's supermarket, Woolworths, Boots and Marks & Spencer. The 1981 Eastern extension added a new anchor store - BHS and another multistorey car park, as well as numerous other shops. Sainsbury's moved out in the mid 1990s as the store was small by modern standards and Woolworths closed during the 2008/9 Christmas period because the retailer had gone into administration. During the mid 2000s, Portsmouth FC briefly rented a retail store at 46 Westbury Square within the shopping centre.[4] Recent retailers to move into Fareham Shopping centre include Next (opened September 2010) and HMV (opened November 2010 - Closed in February 2011, clearly on a short term contract for the festive season) and Debenhams which opened in Summer 2011.

Occupants!Name!Opened!Closed!Notes
Sainsbury's1976mid 1990sLeft due to store being small by modern standards.
Marks & Spencer19762018Will be sub-leased by chain until 2100 when lease agreement expires.[5]
Woolworths19762008Company went into administration.
British Home Stores19842016Company went into administration[6]
MothercareUnknownUnknownUnknown
GamleysUnknownUnknownUnknown
Halfords1960s1960sExact years of trading unknown
B&M2017PresentOccupies former British Home Stores unit[7]
Bakers + BaristasUnknownPresentOccupies centre of Westbury Square rather than a traditional unit.
Bhavi Beauty2014-2015 estimatedPresent
BonmarchéAt least before 2011PresentPlanned to close multiple times in administration
Boots1976PresentOriginal occupant
Cafe GiardinoUnknownPresentOccupies raised section of square
Card FactoryPresent
Claire'sPresent
Clarks2023Closure on 5 August 2023.[8]
ClintonsPresent
Costa CoffeePresent
David ChristopherPresent
EEPresent
Ernest JonesPresent
EurochangePresent
Fone WorldPresent
GAMEPresent
Grape TreePresent
H. SamuelPresent
Holland & BarrettPresent
HSBCPresentHas an entrance in shopping centre and on West Street
Just4SofasPresent
Krewskandy2012 (assumed)PresentTraded under the Hilbornes Group until October 2022.[9]
Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care2001PresentMoved from Fareham High Street Store[10]
Made in ItalyUnknownPresent
Meridian Beds2023Present
Michael MatthewsPresent
MilletsUnknownPresent
New LookUnknownPresent
NextUnknownPresent
O2UnknownPresent
Photo-MeUnknownPresent
RomanUnknownPresent
SaversUnknownPresent
ShakeawayUnknownPresent
Shoe ZoneUnknownPresent
SkyUnknownPresent
Stop and StoreUnknownPresent
SuperdrugUnknownPresent
The Body ShopUnknownPresent
The Canvas Printing CompanyUnknownPresent
The Fragrance ShopUnknownPresent
The Works (retailer)UnknownPresent
ThreeUnknownPresent
Timpson (retailer)UnknownPresent
UtopiaUnknownPresent
Vision ExpressUnknownPresent
Vodafone UKUnknownPresent
Warren JamesUnknownPresent
WaterstonesUnknownPresent
YoursUnknownPresent

Refurbishment

The shopping centre had a typical 1970s dark interior until the late 1990s when it was refurbished to become much more bright and airy. The old interior featured a trail on the floor which if followed, led in a complete circle around all parts of the centre.

Atriums

It features four atriums which all have names:

References

  1. Web site: Fareham Shopping Centre – Gosport & Whiteley Shopping. Fareham Shopping Centre.
  2. Web site: Paine . Toby . Fareham multi-story car park to be replaced after plans were approved . The News.
  3. Web site: Mackinlay . Catherine . 2023-01-07 . All that's left of beloved Hants hall as demolition work continues . 2023-07-31 . hampshirelive . en.
  4. Web site: Portsmouth FC Store - Fareham, Hampshire. Yelp.
  5. Web site: 2018-02-27 . Marks & Spencer confirms closure of town centre store . 2023-07-30 . Daily Echo . en.
  6. Web site: Andersen . Chris . 2016-12-23 . 88 Year Old Retailer BHS goes into Company Liquidation - Company Debt . 2023-07-31 . Company Debt Ltd . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2017-11-01 . Jobs boost as Fareham shopping centre reveals new anchor retailer . 2023-07-31 . Daily Echo . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-07-30 . Clarks store to permanently close its doors next month . 2023-07-31 . Daily Echo . en.
  9. Web site: Sweet Shop Krews Kandy Osborn . 2023-08-01 . Krewskandy . en.
  10. Web site: Fareham . 2023-08-01 . Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care . en.

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