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Westfield CastleCourt

Westfield CastleCourt in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Nos 22-24 Berry Street, Belfast (May 2015) - geograph.org.uk - 4480811

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Westfield CastleCourt is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, 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

CastleCourt is a shopping centre on Royal Avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's fourth largest shopping centre. As of 2007, it had approximately 16 million visits a year, and sale densities ranked in the top 10% in the UK.

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Background

History

The centre was built by John Laing on the site of the former Grand Central Hotel. The nature of the development made it a target for the Provisional IRA: the centre was bombed five times during its construction, four times after it opened, and suffered incendiary bomb attacks. It is now the fourth largest shopping complex in Northern Ireland. When it opened in 1990, Debenhams was the anchor tenant at the centre and the first in Ireland, stores included Eason, Boots, Next, Virgin Megastores, Ratners, Early Learning Centre, Nice, Petal, United Colors of Benetton and The Original Art Shop. The centre was brought by the Westfield Group and MEPC plc (later with Hermes Retail Estate) in 2000,…

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Coordinates
54.6003, -5.9314
Address
Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Westfield CastleCourt?
Westfield CastleCourt is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6003°, -5.9314°.
Who owns Westfield CastleCourt?
Westfield CastleCourt is owned by Wirefox.