St Giles Centre

The bus station

St Giles Shopping Centre is a shopping center located in Elgin, Scotland.

The Centre has two floors and has a glass lift.[1] The Centre is supported with an adjacent car park. It also contains Elgin's bus station.

History

Plans were shown off to the public in July 1987. The shopping centre was developed by Sheraton Caltrust and reused the facade of existing buildings.[2] In April 1990, the developers stated that they predicted the Centre would be completed in September.[3] However, it was delayed after the developers went into receivership.[4] It officially opened on 15 November 1991 without any tenants.[5][6] The first shop moved in in February 1992.[1][7]

In January 2022 the upper three levels of the car park were closed after structural defects were found in the concrete supports. This reduced the number of spaces has been reduced from 270 to 93.[8][9]

References

1. Bisset, Alastair (1992-02-28). "Queues turn out to St Giles' first shop". The Press and Journal. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
2. "New shopping centre may be 'a modern-day classic'". The Press and Journal. 1987-07-21. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
3. Bisset, Alastair (1990-04-27). "Fears fade over Elgin mall project". The Press and Journal. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
4. "St Giles' centre problems worry business community". The Press and Journal. 1991-04-16. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
5. "Straws in the wind for developers". HeraldScotland. 1990-01-17. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
6. "Elgin shopping mall celebrates 25 years in pictures". Inside Moray. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
7. Bisset, Alastair (1992-02-19). "St Giles' shopping mall sparks into life at Elgin". p. 32. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
8. "Several levels of Elgin car park closed on safety grounds". BBC News. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
9. "Upper levels of St Giles Car Park closed on "safety grounds"". Northern Scot. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

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