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Victoria Place

Coordinates: 51°19′10″N 0°33′35″W / 51.3195°N 0.5597°W / 51.3195; -0.5597
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Interior of Victoria Place

Victoria Place (formerly known as The Peacocks) is a multi-storey shopping and leisure centre in Woking, Surrey, England. Construction of the centre was completed in 1992, providing approximately 90 consumer service/retail units; nine varieties of daytime restaurants, fast food shops and cafés and a link to the area's largest theatre and cinema with entrances outside and within the centre itself. A further extension was constructed in the late 2010s as part of the adjacent Victoria Square development.

History

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The 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) centre as Victoria Place formerly Woking Shopping was opened in April 1992 and contained a department store, a 1,200-seat theatre, three cinemas, a nightclub and a library.[1] A £1.5 million extension was added in 2010 that included a new entrance facing Town Square.[2][3] Developed by the London and Edinburgh Trust including a partnership with Woking Borough Council, it was designed by Chapman Taylor Partners. It was then owned by British Land until 2008 when it was sold to a private investor for £116 million.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Car park care pays off at Woking". Highways and Transportation. 40: 2. 1993.
  2. ^ "Woking shopping centre undergoes £1.5m extension". BBC News. 8 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Peacocks centre shows off its new plumage". GetSurrey. 8 November 2010.
  4. ^ "British Land sells The Peacocks, Woking". The Retail Bulletin. 16 June 2008.
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51°19′10″N 0°33′35″W / 51.3195°N 0.5597°W / 51.3195; -0.5597