Galleries’ Final Days Numbered: A Look Back at Bristol Shopping Centre

Hey, guess what happened with the Galleries? They finally got permission to tear it down! It took years of planning, but it’s happening. They’re going to build 450 homes. We will also get new shops and restaurants. This will link Castle Park and Broadmead.

Remember the Galleries? It opened way back in 1991. Now, it’s going away. Deeley Freed got approval from the city council. This project will reshape the city center and Broadmead. It will really change how these areas look and feel!

One building will stand 23 stories tall. You’ll be able to see it from far away. Plus, they’re adding 750 student rooms. We are also getting more green spaces.

The Broadmead Medical Centre must move. Also, the eye hospital clinic needs a new spot. Both are inside the Galleries now. The developers are giving £1.3 million to the NHS. This will help them relocate.

They plan for affordable housing too. Ninety of the homes will be “affordable.” A new hotel is in the works. A music venue is also planned. The Galleries has been important to Bristol.

Shops were there for years before. A Co-op store was first opened there in 1962. They renovated the shopping center a few times. TK Maxx made their store bigger.

The food court moved downstairs in 2011. Entrances were redone in 2013. That cost £1.5 million. The Galleries has many empty stores now. Cabot Circus opened in 2008. It took some attention away from the Galleries.

This will be the last big change for the Galleries. Still, it will be remembered.