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Merseyway Shopping Centre is a large Shopping Centre in Stockport, England, forming the basis of the town's shopping area. It was opened in 1965 and extensively refurbished in 1995. It consists mainly of a large pedestrianised street built on stilts over the River Mersey. There are two levels of walkways giving access to the retail units. At the western end the street is covered forming a small mall that was converted in 1995. The developer was Hammerson who also owned the centre until 2003 when they sold the leasehold to a private property company (Stockport Holdings Ltd) owned by the Jersey-based Halabi family trust.〔 〕 In 2009 the centre was placed into the hands of receivers. The anchor stores are Debenhams and Marks & Spencer and there are approximately 85 other retailers..〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Anglia Regional Co-operative Society )〕 To the south and east of the centre are the Peel Centre and the towns' historic Market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council )〕 The centre and Stockport's shopping area attract about 14 million visitors per year, making it an importanr shopping destination in the Greater Manchester Urban Area. Its catchment covers much of the affluent areas of North Cheshire and South Manchester, competing with other major retail destinations in the area such as Manchester City Centre, Ashton-under-Lyne and the Trafford Centre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = (Merseyway Shopping Centre ) ) 〕 The centre also hosts numerous promotional events at Christmas and throughout the year. ==Location== The centre's name Merseyway comes from the fact that the centre is built on giant stilts above the River Mersey and the river runs for the entire length of the centre. In 2001 there were plans to fit glass panels to the pavements within the centre to reveal the River Mersey underneath, this was a plan to try to boost tourism in the town as the river is entirely covered and hidden while it runs under the centre. However there has been no development of these plans. In 2015 a section of pavement at the junction of Tiviot Dale and Warren Street was opened up allowing pedestrians a view of the river running under a reconstructed archway.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Merseyway Shopping Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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