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'''CastleCourt''' is a shopping centre on [[Royal Avenue]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is [[Northern Ireland]]'s second largest shopping centre after [[Victoria Square (Belfast)|Victoria Square]] and [[Rushmere Shopping Centre]] in [[Craigavon]]. As of 2007, it had approximately 16 million visits a year,<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and sale densities ranked in the top 10% in the UK.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
'''CastleCourt''' is a shopping centre on [[Royal Avenue]] in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is [[Northern Ireland]]'s third largest shopping centre after [[Victoria Square (Belfast)|Victoria Square]] and [[Rushmere Shopping Centre]] in [[Craigavon]]. As of 2007, it had approximately 16 million visits a year,<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and sale densities ranked in the top 10% in the UK.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


==History==
==History==
[[File:Castle Court, Belfast, July 2010 (09).JPG|thumb|200px|Inside in 2010]]
[[File:Castle Court, Belfast, July 2010 (09).JPG|thumb|200px|Inside in 2010]]
The centre was built by [[John Laing plc|John Laing]] on the site of the former [[Grand Central Hotel, Belfast|Grand Central Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-29 |title=Belfast's CastleCourt sold for £125m to Wirefox |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/belfasts-castlecourt-sold-for-125m-to-wirefox/35978651.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The nature of the development made it a target for the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]: the centre was bombed five times during its construction, four times after it opened, and suffered [[Incendiary device|incendiary bomb]] attacks. It is now the second largest shopping complex in Northern Ireland after the construction of the new [[Victoria Square (Belfast)|Victoria Square]] shopping centre,<ref>Sharrock, David. "Belfast basks in new kind of boom; Confusion surrounds attempts to attract foreign investment but on the city's streets the tills are ringing in the benefits of peace".''[[The Guardian]]'', 14 December 1994.</ref> which is also located in Belfast, and [[Rushmere Shopping Centre]] in [[Craigavon]].
The centre was built by [[John Laing plc|John Laing]] on the site of the former [[Grand Central Hotel, Belfast|Grand Central Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-29 |title=Belfast's CastleCourt sold for £125m to Wirefox |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/belfasts-castlecourt-sold-for-125m-to-wirefox/35978651.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The nature of the development made it a target for the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]: the centre was bombed five times during its construction, four times after it opened, and suffered [[Incendiary device|incendiary bomb]] attacks. It is now the third largest shopping complex in Northern Ireland after the construction of the new [[Victoria Square (Belfast)|Victoria Square]] shopping centre,<ref>Sharrock, David. "Belfast basks in new kind of boom; Confusion surrounds attempts to attract foreign investment but on the city's streets the tills are ringing in the benefits of peace".''[[The Guardian]]'', 14 December 1994.</ref> which is also located in Belfast, and [[Rushmere Shopping Centre]] in [[Craigavon]].


The centre was brought by the [[Westfield Group]] and [[MEPC plc]] (later with Hermes Retail Estate) in 2000, renaming it Westfield CastleCourt. Westfield sold its share of the centre fully to Hermes Retail Estate in 2012, effectively renaming it back to just CastleCourt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-28 |title=CastleCourt |url=https://www.futurebelfast.com/property/castlecourt/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Future Belfast |language=en-US}}</ref>
The centre was brought by the [[Westfield Group]] and [[MEPC plc]] (later with Hermes Retail Estate) in 2000, renaming it Westfield CastleCourt. Westfield sold its share of the centre fully to Hermes Retail Estate in 2012, effectively renaming it back to just CastleCourt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-28 |title=CastleCourt |url=https://www.futurebelfast.com/property/castlecourt/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Future Belfast |language=en-US}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 19:04, 8 July 2024

For the school in England, see Castle Court School.

CastleCourt
Outside CastleCourt in 2009
Map
StandortBelfast, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°36′1″N 5°55′53″W / 54.60028°N 5.93139°W / 54.60028; -5.93139
Opening date1990 [1]
OwnerWirefox
No. of stores and services77 [2]
No. of anchor tenants1
Total retail floor area31,121 m2 (334,980 sq ft)[3]
No. of floors2
Parking1600 [4]
Websitewww.castlecourt-uk.com

CastleCourt is a shopping centre on Royal Avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's third largest shopping centre after Victoria Square and Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon. As of 2007, it had approximately 16 million visits a year,[3] and sale densities ranked in the top 10% in the UK.[3]

History

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Inside in 2010

The centre was built by John Laing on the site of the former Grand Central Hotel.[5] The nature of the development made it a target for the Provisional IRA: the centre was bombed five times during its construction, four times after it opened, and suffered incendiary bomb attacks. It is now the third largest shopping complex in Northern Ireland after the construction of the new Victoria Square shopping centre,[6] which is also located in Belfast, and Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon.

The centre was brought by the Westfield Group and MEPC plc (later with Hermes Retail Estate) in 2000, renaming it Westfield CastleCourt. Westfield sold its share of the centre fully to Hermes Retail Estate in 2012, effectively renaming it back to just CastleCourt.[7]

In 2021, a multi-plan development was announced for the former Debenhams, a store that opened with the centre in 1990 and was their first store in the island of Ireland. The multi-plan development included a new cinema operated by Omniplex Cinemas called The Avenue, a new Starbucks (relocating from their former presence in the centre), New Look, the return of TK Maxx in the centre after moving to Donegal Arcade years ago and a leisure centre.

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References

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  1. ^ "Castlecourt Shopping Centre". www.mybelfast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002.
  2. ^ Moen, David (8 October 2019). "CastleCourt Shopping Centre Belfast". www.castlecourt-uk.com.
  3. ^ a b c "BELFAST - CASTLECOURT". westfield.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Castle Court Shopping Centre". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Belfast's CastleCourt sold for £125m to Wirefox". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 29 July 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  6. ^ Sharrock, David. "Belfast basks in new kind of boom; Confusion surrounds attempts to attract foreign investment but on the city's streets the tills are ringing in the benefits of peace".The Guardian, 14 December 1994.
  7. ^ "CastleCourt". Future Belfast. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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