Victoria Shopping Centre

{{Short description|Shopping centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use British English|date=November 2024}}

[[File:Victoria Shopping Centre, Harrogate - geograph.org.uk - 1256386.jpg|thumb|right|The centre, in 2009]] {{for|the shopping centre in Nottingham|Victoria Centre}} The '''Victoria Shopping Centre''' is an indoor [[shopping centre]], in the town centre of [[Harrogate]], in England.

The centre replaced the town's indoor market, which dated from 1938. A competition was held to design the replacement centre, which was won by Cullearn and Philips with a concept inspired by the [[Basilica Palladiana]]. It was completed in 1991.<ref name="neesam">{{cite book |last1=Neesam |first1=Malcolm |title=Harrogate in 50 Buildings |date=2018 |publisher=Amberley Publishing |isbn=9781445681122}}</ref> The building was sold for £23 million in 1998,<ref name="webster">{{cite news |last1=Webster |first1=Jacob |title=Harrogate Victoria Shopping Centre value falls by almost £4million in 10 years |url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/harrogate-victoria-shopping-centre-value-falls-by-almost-ps4million-in-10-years-3593992 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Harrogate Advertiser |date=2 March 2022}}</ref> and was altered the following year. The southern piazza was filled in, the southern ground floor arcade covered over, and the top floor retail space extended into an area formerly occupied by a terrace cafe.<ref name="neesam" /> The freehold was later purchased by [[Harrogate Borough Council]].<ref name="webster" /> In 2023, the council put it up for sale for £6 million. At the time, tenants included [[Sports Direct]], [[Next plc|Next]] and [[TK Maxx]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oliver |first1=Jack |title=Spa town shopping centre handed £6m price tag |url=https://news.completelyretail.co.uk/spa-town-shopping-centre-handed-6m-price-tag/ |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Completely Retail News |date=18 October 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Victoria Shopping Centre. - geograph.org.uk - 474616.jpg|thumb|right|Rear entrance, in 2007]] The building's facades are in the [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical style]]. It is built of sandstone, with a green copper roof. There are statues on the roofline; they were originally intended to depict classical subjects, but ultimately, contemporary subjects were selected.<ref name="neesam" />

==References== {{commons category|Victoria Centre, Harrogate|position=left}} {{reflist}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Harrogate]] [[Category:Neoclassical architecture in Yorkshire]] [[Category:Shopping centres in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Shopping malls established in 1991]]