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The Capitol

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Mplan3

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Re: The Capitol

PostMon May 20, 2024 2:17 pm

Amoore wrote:
Mplan3 wrote:From reading the design access statements (recommend taking a look, there's plenty of visuals and maps) it looks like its taking over the entire eastern end of the centre! Looks like they'll be kicking out Boots, Nero's and Flamingos (and whatever else is still up that end of the centre) but hope they're able to move into some of the remaining units down the western end to fill it out.


Boots hasn't been in the Capitol for some time. Flamingos only ever had a short term lease, and I believe Nero's wants out anyway.

One of the Queen Street facing units outside of the Gravity Max area is earmarked for night time access to The Gym/Car Park and I think another is going to be a Black Sheep Coffee. I'm not sure that leaves many empty units (if any at all) as opposite is mainly occupied by Tesco.

Yeah my bad, not sure how I missed boots leaving.

Never thought I'd see the day that the Capitol Centre was (nearly?) fully let out. Definitely seeing a major transformation of the Eastern end of Queen St, very exciting! I believe work has started on that new pub on Churchill way too so the area has definitely found its feet since retail shifted towards St Davids 2 and the Hayes.
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Re: The Capitol

PostTue May 21, 2024 12:52 pm

This is obviously a big get for the centre's owners (Landsec?) but it's a real pity that the horrible pomo frontage is being retained. We lost so many fine 19th and 20th century buildings to this montrosity although, to be fair, many had been demolished some years before the centre was built.

I have very fond memories of the Capitol Cinema, Cory Hall, Caricature Puppet Theatre and New Continental Restaraunt Complex, all of which gave way to this unsuccesful and ugly shopping mall.
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Re: The Capitol

PostTue May 21, 2024 6:04 pm

I'd love to see Virgin Megastore in the UK again, I used to love that being in the shopping centre.

They work well in the UAE, there are several in Dubai with one in most of the major malls.
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Re: The Capitol

PostWed May 22, 2024 1:58 pm

Kyle wrote:I'd love to see Virgin Megastore in the UK again, I used to love that being in the shopping centre.

They work well in the UAE, there are several in Dubai with one in most of the major malls.



I'd say there's next to no chance of that happening. There's so little demand for such a store these days.
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Re: The Capitol

PostWed May 22, 2024 8:56 pm

An article on Gravity Max in WalesOnline has a CGI of the Queen Street entrance.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/major-plans-revealed-transform-shopping-29216125

Sadly the terrible original exterior remains at large!
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Re: The Capitol

PostThu May 23, 2024 8:43 am

Amoore wrote:
Kyle wrote:I'd love to see Virgin Megastore in the UK again, I used to love that being in the shopping centre.

They work well in the UAE, there are several in Dubai with one in most of the major malls.



I'd say there's next to no chance of that happening. There's so little demand for such a store these days.


Funny how consumer demand differs in different countries. It must be the difference in online purchasing habits between both countries and there being more of a mall culture over there.
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