Bentley Bridge Shopping Centre
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Bentley Bridge Shopping Centre
Image: © John M Taken: 3 Sep 2006
Shopping centre opened 2005. Design typical of late 1990s and seemingly used everywhere! Built on a brownfield site next to the Wyrley and Essington Canal. The creation of the Black Country Development Corporation to stimulate re-development of former industrial sites with government and European funding led to the creation of a number of retail centres notably Merry Hill. The Development Corporations operated outside the local authority planning framework. This site was at the extreme edge of the BCDC area and was a former open cast colliery site.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.596859
Longitude
-2.090013