Abbeygate Shopping Centre

The Abbeygate Shopping Centre (sometimes mistakenly referred to as 'Abbey Gate Shopping Precinct')[1] is a shopping centre in the town centre of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.[2] It was first opened in the 1960s and was originally known as Heron Way, and was once home to an indoor market.[3][4] During a refurbishment in the 1990s a glass atrium roof was fitted and it was renamed Abbeygate.[5] It now comprises 40 retail units.[6] The centre has a retail mix of multi-nationals and small independents.[7]

Entrance from Abbey Street

The anchor stores were Argos and Peacocks. They have both permanently closed.[8][9][10][11] The reason for Argos' closure was due to Sainsbury's closing their standalone high-street stores as part of a "reorganisation". Argos still operate as a 'click and collect' branch inside the Vicarage Street Sainsbury's supermarket.[12][13][14]

In October 2010 the main post office for the town relocated from the outside of the centre to an internal shop.[15][16]

The centre is privately owned. In April 2018 it was sold to a mystery local property company for £4.3 million; considerably less than the £17 million the previous owners had paid for it in 2005.[5]

Since 14 January 2021, the former BrightHouse store, located inside of the Abbeygate Shopping Centre, is currently being used as a vaccination centre during the coronavirus pandemic.[17][18][19][20]

References
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  8. Harrison, Claire (24 October 2020). "These two town centre shops are to close". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  11. Harrison, Claire (5 November 2020). "Argos store axe confirmed as part of mass closures". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  15. Live, Coventry (3 February 2010). "Nuneaton post office set to move into Abbeygate Shopping Centre". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  16. "Post office Nuneaton in Nuneaton Royal Mail Group Ltd". Royal Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  17. Harrison, Claire (11 January 2021). "Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination centres to open 'within days'". CoventryLive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  18. Harrison, Claire (15 January 2021). "Free parking zones for those having Covid-19 vaccinations in Nuneaton and Bedworth". The Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  19. Bridge, Bobby (17 January 2021). "'Eureka moment' - 84-year-old lifts lid on vaccination experience". CoventryLive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  20. "Nuneaton and Bedworth vaccination hubs open today". Fosse 107. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

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