Malls · United Kingdom
The Galleries
Closed 2022. Redevelopment, under construction in 2023.
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This site: …http://www.gallerieswigan.co.uk/ overture / http check · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Multi-media Centre, 483 homes, 144-bedroom hotel, Wigan Market hall extraction · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisHotel
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This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
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| Status | Under constructionextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, under constructionextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retail, hotel, housing, civic, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Multi-media Centre, 483 homes, 144-bedroom hotel, Wigan Market hallextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Wigan Councilextracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Zoning change | mixed-useextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Entitlement year | 2014extracted, unreviewed |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sold | $8.0M closed | Wigan Council ← Colony Capital · lender Manchester Airport | Wikipedia |
| 2015 | Sold | — | Colony Capital ← Propinvest Limited | Wikipedia |
| 2006 | Sold | — | Propinvest Limited ← Prime Commercial Properties | Wikipedia |
| 1996 | Sold | $90.0M closed | private sector ← Wigan Council | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed |
|---|---|
| Overture Maps | place The Galleries Shopping Centre (shopping_mall, confidence 1.00, from Overture, meta); building footprint 4,940 m², 5.0 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.gallerieswigan.co.uk (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 2008–2022 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 17,771 since 2015; 1,605 in the last 12 months (+3% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-12 with 598Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
The Galleries originated with Marketgate built in 1972 and opened 1974; the Galleries shopping centre was completed in 1990 and opened 1991. After initial council ownership, it was sold to private interests in 1996, changed hands several times, and was repurchased by Wigan Council in 2018 before closing and being demolished in 2022. Redevelopment began in 2023, with the site under construction for a mixed‑use programme.
Why. The record does not state specific causes such as anchor tenant loss, competition, debt, or other factors leading to closure.
Where it stands. The site is currently under construction and controlled by Wigan Council, which is also the developer.
For a planner
- Mixed‑use zoning adopted in 2014 provides the entitlement framework.
- Entitlement granted in 2014, with project status marked as draft verification.
- Redevelopment strategy led by the public sector (Wigan Council).
- Open questions include financing details, construction timeline, and community impact assessment.
For a developer
- Site size: 440,000 sq ft GLA.
- Control: Wigan Council holds ownership and acts as developer.
- Entitlement stage: entitlement year 2014; verification status is draft.
- Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not specified in the record.
- Market‑signal data from surrounding tracts are not provided.
What we do not know yet
- Exact reasons for closure (anchor losses, competition, debt) are not stated.
- Details on financing, phasing, and projected completion date are missing.
- Environmental constraints such as flood zone, contamination, or transit proximity are unknown.
- The verification status is draft, indicating possible data revisions.
- Tract‑level market indicators (income, retail demand) are absent.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- The Galleries (Wigan) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
- Empty Shops in the Galleries Shopping Complex, Wigan commons.wikimedia.org
- The Galleries - Wigan wikimapia.org
- The Galleries Wigan Town Centre | Instagram edit. … flickr.com
- THE GALLERIES SHOPPING CENTRE - Updated October 2024 - 1 Wigan Galle… yelp.com
- The Galleries Shopping Centre, Wigan, WN1 1A… completelyretail.co.uk
- The Galleries, Wigan © Dave Green :: Geograph Britain and I… geograph.org.uk
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History and original facts
| Closed | 2022extracted, unreviewed |
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| Gross leasable area | 440,000 sq ftextracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 144extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Wigan Councilextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | Marketgate Shopping Centre, The Makinson Arcade |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping centres in the United Kingdom |
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Background
The Galleries was a shopping complex in the town centre of Wigan, Greater Manchester, owned by Wigan Council. It consisted of three sections: The Galleries Shopping Centre, Marketgate Shopping Centre and The Makinson Arcade. The eight-acre complex featured a combination of enclosed malls, walkways and open squares and accounted for almost a quarter of the town centre's footprint. The retail space within the complex totalled approximately 440,000 square feet (41,000 m2).
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1972 Marketgate built
- 1974 Marketgate opened
- 1990 Galleries completed
- 1991 Galleries opened
- 1996 Sold to private sector
- 2002 Jointly acquired
- 2006 Sold to Propinvest
- 2015 Colony Capital purchase
- 2018 Council purchase
- 2022 Closure and demolition
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Galleries (Wigan) · supports: after notes, gla sqft, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, zoning change
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closed down in 2022
retail space within the complex totalled approximately 440,000 square feet
owned by Wigan Council
Multi-media Centre, with a multiplex cinema, bowling alley and an indoor climbing wall. This is in addition to the construction of 483 homes, a 144-bedroom hotel and a new Wigan Market hall as part of a multi-phase project.
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