Haymarket Centre

The Haymarket is a shopping centre in the city centre of Leicester, England. It opened in 1974, and is located immediately to the east of the Clock Tower

The Haymarket is bounded by Haymarket and Belgrave Gate to the north, Charles Street to the east, and Humberstone Gate to the south. To the west it fronts onto the Clock Tower area.

Most of the frontage is red brick. However, at the Clock Tower end, and on the corner of Humberstone Gate and Charles Street, other frontages are retained (the former being Littlewoods, and the latter being the old site of C&A, latterly Allders and now a Primark store).

In May 2006 it was announced that Woolworths were to vacate their unit in the centre in 2007 after being "made an offer they could not refuse" by the landlords.Woolworths have vacated the store.They do not plan to open a new store in Leicester. [http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=14506005&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch]

The shopping is on two levels, with a car park on top. The Haymarket Theatre was also part of the building, occupying part of the first floor. This has since closed down and been succeeded by the new Curve Theatre,Leicester on Halford Street.

External links

* [http://www.haymarketshopping.co.uk/ Haymarket Shopping Centre]