Gardens · London
Sainsbury's, Greenwich
Sainsbury's, Greenwich — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
About
Sainsbury's, Greenwich is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sainsbury's, Greenwich, also known as the Sainsbury's Millennium Store, was a Sainsbury's supermarket building at 55 Bugsby's Way, Greenwich Peninsula, London. Opening in 1999 as Sainsbury's flagship store, the building design incorporated environmentally conscious features and gained critical acclaim, being shortlisted for the 2000 Stirling Prize. It was billed as "the first Green supermarket in the world". In 2014, planning permission to demolish the store was approved by Greenwich London Borough Council with Sainsbury's moving to a new site in Charlton. After an application for listed status failed, demolition began in 2016 and an IKEA store was built on the site.
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Background
History
Previously the Greenwich Peninsula was an industrial area, before being marked for redevelopment in the 1990s. was a prestigious one at the time, The brief stipulated that the design should "reflect the environmental aspirations of the adjacent Millennium Village". Tesco had commissioned a design from Aukett Architects and Asda had commissioned a design from Grimshaw Architects; Morrisons had also submitted a design. The original Sainsbury's design, by Chetwoods Architects, was circular and designed so that it could be built anywhere on a north–south axis; it was initially thought by the firm to be too eccentric but was presented to the Sainsbury's board who unanimously chose it, believing…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4900, 0.0167
- Address
- 55 Bugsby's Way, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10
- Established
- 1999
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q130467110 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sainsbury's, Greenwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sainsbury's, Greenwich?
- Sainsbury's, Greenwich is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4900°, 0.0167°.
- When was Sainsbury's, Greenwich built?
- Sainsbury's, Greenwich dates to 1999.
- Is there an entry fee for Sainsbury's, Greenwich?
- Yes — Sainsbury's, Greenwich charges admission. Check the official site for current prices.