Golden Square Shopping Centre
Shopping mall in Cheshire, United Kingdom
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Golden Square in 2007 | |
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| Location | Warrington, Cheshire United Kingdom |
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| Opened | 1974 |
| Renovated | 2007 |
| Owner | Adhan Group |
| Stores | 133 |
| Floor area | 675,000 sq ft |
Public transit | Warrington Interchange |
| Website | https://gswarrington.com/ |
Golden Square Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Warrington, England. It is the town's main shopping centre. Golden Square first opened in 1974,[1] and included a Marks & Spencer store.[2] The mall has 675,000 square feet (63,000 sq m) of floor space and 133 units.[3]
The name of the mall comes from a historic map of the area which referred to a property on the site owned by a man with the surname Goulden.[4] In November 1979, Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip visited the shopping centre.[5]
The mall was redeveloped in 2007, with new retailers such as Oasis and H&M.[6] The £120 million redevelopment added 60 new stores and 365,000 square feet of floor space, anchored by a 115,000 square foot Debenhams department store. The extension of the 28-year-old shopping centre was the work of the Warrington Retail Limited Partnership, a partnership of Lend Lease Retail, Legal and General Property and a client of Arlington Investors.[7][8]
LaSalle Investment Management acquired Golden Square on behalf of the Alaskan State Pension Fund for £141m in 2014.[9] In 2023, Adhan Group completed its acquisition of the shopping centre, taking over the 250-year leasehold from the pension fund.[10] Other notable tenants include Next, River Island, TK Maxx, Topshop and New Look.[3]
Golden Square is connected to Warrington's main bus interchange, which was added during the 2007 redevelopment.[11] The mall is located near Warrington Central railway station.[12][13]