Runcorn Shopping City is a medium-sized indoor shopping centre in Runcorn, England. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, it is the main shopping area in Runcorn and is visited around 6.5 million time
Runcorn Shopping City's "Town Square"
Plaque marking the centre's official opening by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972
Halton Lea Library adjoining Runcorn Shopping City, encased in the original tiles
Town Square inside Runcorn Shopping City in August 1989
The Southgate Estate was a modernist public housing project located in Runcorn New Town and completed in 1977. The estate was designed by James Stirling, and comprised 1,500 residential units intended
Runcorn Shopping City
…basements for deliveries; pedestrians arrive at the shopping level using elevated walkways from neighbouring estates, such as the radical but ill-fated Southgate Estate; and buses arrive at the highest level on two elevated sections of the Runcorn Busway, the world's first bus rapid transit system, which circles the…
Southgate Estate in August 1989
Southgate Estate in August 1989
Southgate Estate in August 1989
Southgate Estate in August 1989