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YEARS OF BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER
THE MEADOWHALL TIMELINE
MEADOWHALL IS I INTO THE FUTURE.
Prince Charles, Pavarotti, Catherine Zeta Jones, S* Simon Cowell have all visited it.
Meadowhall provides 1.5 million sq ft of space, is r UK shopping centres, has 295 stores, 50 cafes anc 11-screen cinema.
As one of only six super-regional shopping centres replicated again. Meadowhall is 25 years old this y< is celebrating with a £50 million refurbishment that transform the centre’s interior.
When it was developed on the site of the former H; on the Ml outside of Sheffield city centre, Meadov\ of regeneration in an era when shopping as a pasti coming into its own.
1984
Hadfield Steel Works close.
1990
Pavarotti visits.
KEY FACTS
CURRENTLY VALUED AT
£1.6bn
1992
2000
1992
1992
The first shopping Centre to pioneer Sunday trading.
1.5 MILLION SOFT OF RETAIL SPACE
EMPLOYEES PEAK
6,500
PASSENGER TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE, ABLE TO HANDLE DAILY...
1993
1996
12,000 FREE SPACES
15,000
CHARITY CONCERT TICKETS SOLD EVERY CHRISTMAS
295
RETAILERS
PARKING
OFF-PEAK
1989
Central dome cupola being lowered into position.
1989
Finishing touches by hand.
1996
1994
Supertram commence operation with 88 trams a day.
2003
The Source opened. A learning and developing centre for retailers, businesses and local community.
2002
Award winning ‘always something new’ marketing campaign.
CONTRIBUTES 20% OF THE T01 BUSINESS RATE
OF CITY OF SHEFFIELD
£1 MILLION EACH YEAR
CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC TRANSPOR'
1993 1995 1994
1999
1991
O O O -O- O
1997
O ■O" O
1998
88 TRAMS
g 100 300
BUSES
TOP 3%
FUNDRAISERS IN THE UK ON JUST GIVING
SP
THE REGIC
LEAGU
Catherine Zeta Jones opens the new Warner cinema.
4TH LARGEST SUPER
REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTRE IN UK
8,500
Premiere “When Saturday Comes” - Sean Bean.
MEADOWHALL WELCOMES 9M VEHICLES
EACH YEAR
101 50
EATERIES
TRAINS