Building the new centre

Sign board advising customers of this new project.
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Building well under way.
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The ring road view of the new store.
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Partners at the topping off ceremony for the new building. Left to right, ?, Jinty Purkiss, Patricia Shelley, Alan van der Pant, Andrew Noble.
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Topping off ceremony for the new building
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The now familiar arch window.
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Crane used to install the escalators.
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Bringing in the escalators.
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Escalators being installed.
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When the new project was first announced in the early 1980’s, the project was called Mars One. This was to be followed by Mars Two when shops had moved from the High Street and Queens Road into Mars One.  Being such an adventurous and far sighted  project, few gave it much hope, however we all know the outcome.

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  • Brilliant Shopping Centre

    By ANON (16/03/2008)

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