Is Brookside Mall coming back?
Construction is underway to rebuild the Brookside Mall, which is expected to reopen by October 2022.
Who owns Brookside PMB?
Shoprite Group confirms plans to rebuild Brookside Mall in Pietermaritzburg | Witness.
When was Brookside Mall built?
1971
The centre first opened in 1971 as one of the first major shopping centres in Brisbane’s northern suburbs and underwent significant changes in the late 1980s, with the development of the two malls and Target discount department store (which closed in 2013 to make way for a Big W store) on the western side of the centre …
Who built Brookside?
Phil Redmond
The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982 and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003. Originally intended to be called Meadowcroft, the series was produced by Mersey Television (now renamed as Lime Pictures) and was conceived by Grange Hill and Hollyoaks creator Phil Redmond.
How old is Brookside Shopping?
51Brookside Shopping Centre / Age (c. 1971)
Was Brookside Close a real street?
Brookside differed from other soap operas because it was filmed in real, brand-new houses in a real cul-de-sac, situated off Deysbrook Lane in the Croxteth area of Liverpool.
Is Brookside Close a real place?
“This is one of the highest profile lots we have offered for some time,” he said. “Officially known as 43-67 (odd) Brookside, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L12 0BA, but better known to most of us as the fictional setting for the TV soap opera Brookside.”
How long did it take to build Brookside Mall?
He said construction was expected to take about about eight months and then for the mall to be ready for trading would take another two or three months. He said the businesses that had been operating at the mall were eager to return.
What shops are at Aspley Hypermarket?
Banks & Financial. Suncorp. Open until 4:00 pm.
Do people live in Brookside Close now?
The first tenants are now in the cul-de-sac and live a relatively normal life in comparison to the past occupants. Ria Font, who helps manage the houses, said: “The developer’s a local lad, he was never going to knock it down, that’s why he bought the houses so another company wouldn’t come along and do that.
Are the Brookside houses still there?
Although the show came to an end in 2003, Mersey TV hung on to Brookside Close for another two years before the houses and Redmond’s company were bought for £40m by All3Media in 2005. The close then passed to a property developer who refurbished all the houses. Since then, they have lain vacant.
Who built Brookside Close?
But even if the new owner thinks he has got a bargain on his hands because of the recession, he might like to consider Phil Redmond, the man behind Brookside. In 1982, Redmond’s company, Mersey TV, spent £25,000 a house building the set, planning to sell them on if the show did not take off.