# Drake Circus Shopping Centre

Plymouth, England · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-bd65885b11` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/plymouth-drake-circus-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-bd65885b11.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-bd65885b11.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-bd65885b11

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | none |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | retail | none |
| GLA (sq ft) | 425000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | P&O Estates | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Allders

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Drake Circus Shopping Centre is a 425,000-square-foot (39,484 m2) covered shopping mall in the centre of Plymouth, England that opened in October 2006.
The building was designed by London-based architects Chapman Taylor and built by Bovis Lend Lease. Situated behind the ruined Charles Church, preserved as the city's civilian war memorial, the building provoked a mixed reception. Just after it opened, the shopping centre won the inaugural Carbuncle Cup "for crimes against architecture", as the worst new building in the United Kingdom.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Circus_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Drake Circus Shopping Centre — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_Circus_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth, England." Record n-bd65885b11, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/plymouth-drake-circus-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_plymouthdrakecircusshoppingcentre,
  title = {Drake Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/plymouth-drake-circus-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-bd65885b11, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.