westfield
Created | Updated Apr 13, 2023
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<HEADER>Westfield 2000</HEADER>
<P>Just after the millenium,the local paper, The Telegraph and Argus, ran a piece on the delelopment of a new shopping centre to be built in the Foster Square area, to have 75 units, at a cost of 275 million.the area was to be from the end of Market Street, across from,the Telegraph and Argus,the start of where Hall Ings and Leeds Road begins, and Foster Square to be over 750 square feet,this would mean shops,the C and A.</P>
<P>Britsh Home Stores, the local radio station, and many more would have to vacate for upto two years</P>
<P>In 2002 after all the premisses had been vacated, work began on the demolition of the area to be Westfield.</P>
<P>Later in 2002 work began on the site, soon after starting the machines and workers where to leave,and the area to be fenced off.</P>
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<P>A few years later work began again on the underground section, then as before the site was closed again.</P>
<P>At this time the area was to be known to all, as the "Hole in the ground", and for years till February 2010, it would just be a eyesoar.</P>
<P>Then plans where put forward for the area across from The Telegraph AND Argus, and the end of Market Street would be made in a temporary Community Urban Park. Work started in April 2010,partly funded by localgoverment incorperating footpaths, seating, grasses areas, and urban allotments So people could sit on the seats or lay on the grass in warm weather or just take a walk from Hall Ings to the other exit at the end of Market Street.</P>
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<P>On the twenty eight of August 2010 the English Defence League chose Bradford for one of their marches, the march didnt happen as the police used the Hall Ings side of the park to keep them in one place, at the end of the day with a few arrests the English,Defence,League.was walked back to the Interchange to the Railway Station controlled by the police.</P>
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<P>In 2012 the group known as, Occupy came to the same part of the Urban Garden,and stayed for over twenty five days till they eventually left Bradford to occupy somewhere else.</P>
<HEADER> Westfield shopping centre 2014 </HEADER>
<P>Near the end of 2013 the local paper again ran a story that in January 2014 the work would start again on Westfield to be completed in August 2015.</P>
<P>Needless to say we had heard this now for 10 years, then in 2014 the site came to life, the machines, men and steel was arriving on the site.</P>
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<P>This time there would be only 70 units,with 750,000 square feet, with five levels of carparking for 1300 cars.new public spaces, restaurants and cafes.the cost now £300 million.</P>
<P>Acess points will be, Petergate Mall, Charles street Mall, East Brook Mall, and in the center Market Square.</P>
<P><LINK HREF="http://meyerbergman.com/team.asp." TITTLE=" Meyerberman team">Meyerbergman team></LINK></P>
<P>Had in 2012 announced investment to forward- purchase the development, with Westfield committed to design,construct,lease and manage the centre on completion.</P>
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<P>The Architects given the job the design the Westfield, where Hadfield. Cawkwell. Davidson. of Sheffield, <LINK HREF="http://www.hcd.co.uk." TITTLE=" www.hcd.co.uk"> Hadfield Cawkwell Davison </LINK>this is a flythrough of what it will be by 2015.</P>
<P><LINK HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwTyUb4ov98" TITTLE=" Westfield flythrough">Westfield flythrough</LINK></P>
<P>Shops becoming tennants are, Debenhams, Marks and Spencers, Next, Topshop, Sainsburys, Phones 4U, River Island, Vodaphone. Ernest Jones,H.Samuel, Boots, KFC, Hey Potato, and many more before the completion date at the end of 2015.</P>
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<P>who will be officially open Westfield is still not known.</P>
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