Touchwood, Solihull

Touchwood is a shopping centre in Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Touchwood
Jubilee Gardens entrance to restaurants and mall
LocationSolihull, England
Opening date5 September 2001
DeveloperLend Lease Group
ManagementTony Elvin
ArchitectEric Kuhne
No. of stores and services104
No. of anchor tenants1 (John Lewis)
Total retail floor area650,000 sq ft (60,000 m2) [1]
No. of floors2 (John Lewis 4 floors)
Parking1,650
Websitehttp://www.touchwoodsolihull.co.uk

History

Opened in 2001 and costing £110 million to build, the centre was built on the former car parks behind the High Street.[2]

Around 251,000 cubic metres of earth were excavated to form the basements and over 4,000 tons support the Touchwood structure.[3]

Touchwood has a John Lewis department store,[4] at 265,000 sq ft (24,600 m2), as well as 80 other stores, over 20 restaurants and a Cineworld nine-screen multiplex cinema.[5]

The most successful retailing area of Solihull, Mell Square and Solihull High Street both now hosting empty units.

The Touchwood access also leads to Library Square, for the Solihull Central Library and Arts Complex.

References

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