A view from the south-west showing Queensgate Bus Station located between a multi-storey car park and a Waitrose store at the Queensgate Shopping Centre

Date:: 19 Apr 1982

Location:: Queensgate Centre, City Of Peterborough

Reference:: JLP01/10/10760

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The contract for the Queensgate Centre, located in the heart of Peterborough, was awarded to Laing in 1975. Various planning enquiries and design changes delayed the start of the work however the inauguration ceremony finally took place in April 1978. The multi-level shopping centre was designed with a large car park and a new bus station, and many well-known retailers such as John Lewis, British Home Stores and Littlewoods were to occupy the larger stores. The complex was opened to the public on 9th March 1982.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

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Keywords

Late 20th Century Shopping Centre, Road Transport