Hindpool Retail Parks
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The Hindpool Retail Parks are a set of four conjoined retail park
s in the Hindpool
area of Barrow-in-Furness
, England
, United Kingdom
(with the exception of one which straddles the border with Central Barrow
). Some thirty stores and leisure facilities contain a total of over 46000 m² (495,139.9 sq ft) of retail space (around one quarter of the borough's 199000 m² (2,142,018.2 sq ft) of retail floorspace). The four retail parks are Cornerhouse Retail Park, Cornmill Crossing, Hindpool Retail Park and Hollywood Park. The largest and only other retail park in Barrow is Walney Road Retail Park - Allied Carpets
, Argos Extra
, Asda
, Home Bargains
, Matalan
and Stollers
.
floor to keep up with the competition from the likes of B&Q, whilst Comet and Currys both had units in the park before relocating to Hollywood Park when it was completed.
water works, the plans were quickly approved to following month. The complex was designed by Craig and Green Architects and built in under a year. B&Q
were the first top open their doors in July 2008, the new 'Mini Warehouse' was built to replace a rundown superstore on nearby Duke Street, the B&Q contains roughly 6800 m² (73,194.6 sq ft) of retail space - including a 1400 m² (15,069.5 sq ft) garden centre
and 740 m² (7,965.3 sq ft) builders' yard. The other unit in Cornmill Park - a JJB Sports
Superstore, Fitness Club and Gym opened in September 2008. The two story building has a total floor area of 3914 m² (42,129.9 sq ft) and includes a 20 m (65.6 ft) long swimming pool. The store and fitness club now goes by the name DW Sports Fitness after it was acquired by Dave Whelan in March 2009. Also worth of note is the supermarket Morrisons
which is located more or less next to Cornmill Crossing, only separated by Michaelson Road Bridge
.
floors. JJB Sports moved to a larger premises in Cornmill Crossing in 2008, whilst the likes of Barrow Superbowl and Klaussner furniture fell victims to bankruptcy
. In total there are some 650 parking spaces within Hollywood Park, a detailed list of its current tenants are compiled below. Although not within Hollywood Park, PC World
, Travis Perkins
, the Wacky Warehouse
and the Owl and the Pussycat Restaurant
are located immediately north-west of the complex.
Retail park
In the United Kingdom, a retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses and superstores with associated car parking. Its North American equivalent is a power centre. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large towns and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households...
s in the Hindpool
Hindpool
Hindpool is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is bordered by Barrow Island, Central Barrow, Ormsgill, Parkside and the Walney Channel, the local population stood at 5,515 in 2001. The ward covers the entire western half of the town centre and includes Barrow's...
area of Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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(with the exception of one which straddles the border with Central Barrow
Central Barrow
Central Barrow refers to the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England, UK. Central Barrow is also the name of the electoral ward that covers roughly the Eastern part of Barrow Town Centre. In 2001 5,584 lived in the Central ward, with the majority of people being White...
). Some thirty stores and leisure facilities contain a total of over 46000 m² (495,139.9 sq ft) of retail space (around one quarter of the borough's 199000 m² (2,142,018.2 sq ft) of retail floorspace). The four retail parks are Cornerhouse Retail Park, Cornmill Crossing, Hindpool Retail Park and Hollywood Park. The largest and only other retail park in Barrow is Walney Road Retail Park - Allied Carpets
Allied Carpets
Allied Carpets is one of the largest retailers of floor coverings operating a chain of large out-of-town superstores around the UK. It also has some High Street stores. It is the second-largest retailer of carpets in the UK.-History:...
, Argos Extra
Argos
Argos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...
, Asda
Asda
Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
, Home Bargains
Home Bargains
Home Bargains is a chain of discount stores, offering home bargains, operating throughout the United Kingdom, founded by Tom Morris in Liverpool, England approximately 30 years ago...
, Matalan
Matalan
Matalan is a British retailer that specialises in shoes and clothes. It was founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. It currently has 200 stores across the UK. The 200th store opened on 22 September 2006 in Croydon...
and Stollers
Stollers
Stollers, also known as Stollers Furniture World, is a British-based home furnishings retailer. It is located at one site, Walney Road, Barrow-in-Furness, North West England, United Kingdom...
.
Cornerhouse Retail Park
Cornerhouse Retail Park has seen many changes throughout its history, Tesco has seen two huge expansions (including the addition of a large mezzanine floor) and has become a Tesco Extra store, Homebase has also created a mezzanineMezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
floor to keep up with the competition from the likes of B&Q, whilst Comet and Currys both had units in the park before relocating to Hollywood Park when it was completed.
| Unit | Retail/ Leisure Space | Tennant |
|---|---|---|
| A | 833 m² (8,966.3 sq ft) | Iceland Iceland (supermarket) Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables - hence the name of the company... |
| B | 570 m² (6,135.4 sq ft) | Maplin Electronics Maplin Electronics Maplin Electronics is a retailer of electronic goods in the UK and Ireland. As of December 2010, there are 180 Maplin Electronics stores in the United Kingdom... |
| C | 651 m² (7,007.3 sq ft) | Pets at Home Pets at Home Pets at Home is a large pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom. With 300 stores nationwide, it is the largest pet supplies retail chain in the United Kingdom Pets at home currently have over 5000 employees... |
| D | 1396 m² (15,026.4 sq ft) | Halfords Halfords Halfords Group plc is a leading retailer of car parts, car enhancements and bicycles operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic and more recently in Poland, although it is currently pulling out of the latter two countries... |
| E | 3367 m² (36,242.1 sq ft) | Homebase Homebase Homebase is a British home improvement store and garden centre, with 350 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Together with its sister company Argos , it forms part of Home Retail Group. Homebase recorded sales figures... , |
| N/A | 7300 m² (78,576.5 sq ft) | Tesco Extra Tesco Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits... |
Cornmill Crossing
Cornmill Crossing is the newest addition to the Hindpool Retail Parks complex. Despite it only being home to two units, both are amongst the larger stores in the area. Planning permission for the retail park was sought in January 2007 for the 10186 m² (109,641.2 sq ft) site which was formerly occupied by United UtilitiesUnited Utilities
United Utilities Group PLC is the UK's largest listed water business. The Group owns and manages the regulated water and waste water network in the north west England, through it subsidiary United Utilities Water PLC , which is responsible for the vast majority of the group's assets and...
water works, the plans were quickly approved to following month. The complex was designed by Craig and Green Architects and built in under a year. B&Q
B&Q
B&Q plc is a multinational DIY and home improvement retailer headquartered in Eastleigh, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
were the first top open their doors in July 2008, the new 'Mini Warehouse' was built to replace a rundown superstore on nearby Duke Street, the B&Q contains roughly 6800 m² (73,194.6 sq ft) of retail space - including a 1400 m² (15,069.5 sq ft) garden centre
Garden centre
A garden centre is a retail firm that sells plants and products related to gardens as its primary business. It is open to the public, with facilities to care for and display plants.- UK :...
and 740 m² (7,965.3 sq ft) builders' yard. The other unit in Cornmill Park - a JJB Sports
JJB Sports
JJB Sports plc is a United Kingdom sports retailer. It currently operates 251 stores in the UK and Ireland.- History :The sportshop chain was founded in 1971, when ex-footballer Dave Whelan acquired a single sports shop in Wigan. The original store was established by JJ Broughton in the early...
Superstore, Fitness Club and Gym opened in September 2008. The two story building has a total floor area of 3914 m² (42,129.9 sq ft) and includes a 20 m (65.6 ft) long swimming pool. The store and fitness club now goes by the name DW Sports Fitness after it was acquired by Dave Whelan in March 2009. Also worth of note is the supermarket Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
which is located more or less next to Cornmill Crossing, only separated by Michaelson Road Bridge
Michaelson Road Bridge
Michaelson Road Bridge is a road bridge connecting Central Barrow to Barrow Island in south Cumbria, England. It was constructed between 1800 and 1884 and is the shortest but oldest of the town's two main road bridges. It was built at a time when Barrow Island was actually an island at there was...
.
Hindpool Retail Park
| Unit | Retail/ Leisure Space | Tennant |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 697 m² (7,502.4 sq ft) | Vacant |
| 2 | 937 m² (10,085.8 sq ft) | Carpetright Carpetright Carpetright plc is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:... |
| 3 | 763 m² (8,212.9 sq ft) | Harveys Harveys Furniture Harveys Furniture is a British furniture retailer with over 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom. It has been the sponsor of long running soap opera Coronation Street since 30 September 2007. It is wholly owned by Steinhoff International which owns more than 70 factories. Steinhoff was founded... |
| 4 | 1180 m² (12,701.4 sq ft) | Aldi ALDI ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany... |
| 5 | 372 m² (4,004.2 sq ft) | Blockbuster |
| 6 | 619 m² (6,662.9 sq ft) | Brantano |
| 7 | 946 m² (10,182.7 sq ft) | Next |
| N/A | 2930 m² (31,538.3 sq ft) | The Range Home and Leisure The Range Home and Leisure The Range Home Garden and Leisure , is a British home retail chain for a range of home, garden and leisure items.- History :... |
Hollywood Park
Hollywood Park is the most diverse of the four retail parks, as well as the second largest. Designed by Craig and Green Architects, plans were first submitted for a new leisure and retail complex in Barrow in October 1997, the local council approved these plans in April 1998. Throughout the rest of 1998 and 1999, a number of tenants lined up to move into Hollywood Park - with most of these being swiftly approved. Construction of the complex was completed just after the turn of the millennium. Electrical stores Comet and Currys both moved into Hollywood Park from smaller premises in Cornerhouse Retail Park. Hollywood Park is home to three food outlets, the largest cinema in Cumbria as well as a number of retail outlets with mezzanineMezzanine (architecture)
In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
floors. JJB Sports moved to a larger premises in Cornmill Crossing in 2008, whilst the likes of Barrow Superbowl and Klaussner furniture fell victims to bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
. In total there are some 650 parking spaces within Hollywood Park, a detailed list of its current tenants are compiled below. Although not within Hollywood Park, PC World
PC World (retailer)
PC World is OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT one of the WHER MA MEMORY STICK ?!?!??! United Kingdom's largest chains of mass-market computer superstores. It is part of Dixons Retail plc. PC World operates under the brand name PC City in Spain, Italy and Sweden....
, Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins plc is a British builders merchant based in Northampton. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
, the Wacky Warehouse
Punch Taverns
Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 6,800 leased, tenanted and managed pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire...
and the Owl and the Pussycat Restaurant
Punch Taverns
Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 6,800 leased, tenanted and managed pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire...
are located immediately north-west of the complex.
| Unit | Retail/ Leisure Space | Tennant |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1395 m² (15,015.7 sq ft) | Top Ten Bingo |
| B | 3658 m² (39,374.4 sq ft) | Dunelm Mill Dunelm Mill Dunelm Mill, also known as 'Dunelm Soft Furnishings Ltd', is a major British-based home furnishings retailer with over 100 stores and over 40 implant Pausa coffee shops throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in United Kingdom Dunelm Mill's headquarters are based in... , |
| C | 1134 m² (12,206.3 sq ft) | Nuffield Health Club Nuffield Health Nuffield Health is a non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1957, which operates a range of health and wellbeing facilities including Nuffield Health Hospitals and Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centres.It is independent of the National Health Service and is constituted... |
| D | 1484 m² (15,973.6 sq ft) | Apollo Cinemas Apollo Cinemas Apollo Cinemas is a locally focused, independently owned multiplex cinema operator in the United Kingdom. Its stated mission is to welcome, engage and delight local audiences with a variety of onscreen entertainment and well designed, comfortable cinemas... |
| E/H | 1679 m² (18,072.6 sq ft) | Currys Currys Currys is an electrical retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is owned by Dixons Retail plc. It specialises in selling home electronics and household appliances, with 295 superstores and 73 high street stores... |
| F | 932 m² (10,032 sq ft) | B & M B & M B&M Retail Ltd is a retail chain of discount stores operating in the United Kingdom since 1976.... |
| G | 932 m² (10,032 sq ft) | Dreams Dreams (bed retailer) Dreams is a UK bed retailer and manufacturer with over 200 stores throughout the United Kingdom. Its head office is located in Loudwater, High Wycombe.-1980s:In 1985 Mike Clare opened the 'Sofa-bed' shop in Uxbridge... |
| J | 2000 m² (21,527.8 sq ft) | Comet |
| K | 238 m² (2,561.8 sq ft) | KFC KFC KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global... |
| L | 292 m² (3,143.1 sq ft) | Pizza Hut Pizza Hut Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread.... |
| M | 289 m² (3,110.8 sq ft) | McDonalds |