| 词条 | The Mercat Shopping Centre |
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| shopping_mall_name = The Mercat Shopping Centre | image = Mercat Centre.Kirkcaldy.JPG | image width = | caption = High Street Entrance | location = Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom | address = Management Offices, High Street | coordinates = | opening_date = 1972 1983 (extension) | developer = Michael Laird & Partners (extension) | manager = | owner = Mars Pensions Fund | architect = | number_of_stores = 63 | number_of_anchors = 3 | floor_area = 20,000 square metres (230,000 square feet) | parking = | website = | footnotes = }} The Mercat Shopping Centre is located in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. The Mercat has two anchor stores; Marks and Spencer and TK Maxx. The Mercat – including surrounding areas – accounts for at least 30% of all the floorspace in Kirkcaldy town centre, which in total is {{convert|46000|m2|sqft|sing=on}} and providing as much as 200 shops, making Kirkcaldy the largest shopping area in Fife. [1]The shopping centre was built in two phases between 1972 and 1981–83 with a refurbishment completed in 1997.[2] A proposal to extend the shopping centre for a third phase is pending. In 1996 plans to broadcast an episode of Family Fortunes live from the Mercat Centre were scrapped due to concerns that the event would not be covered by the Centre's insurance company. Les Dennis described the decision as "unfortunate, but sadly unavoidable". The shopping centre is currently owned by Mars Pension Fund and managed by Lasalle Investment Management. HistoryKirkcaldy Town council considered a controversial redevelopment of Kirkcaldy town centre in January 1964, which was only passed by a narrow margin, after a fiercely contested public inquiry. A plot of land situated between the High Street and the Esplanade was purchased in April 1964 for demolition as the new site of the shopping centre.[3] Four Streets consisting of Market, Cowie, Rose and Thistle were all lost.[4] First phaseConstruction of the shopping centre was supposed to commence building work in Autumn 1967, but the project was delayed until the early 1970s.[5] Work finally began on the first phase of The Mercat in 1971 – and buildings numbered from 94–112 in the High Street including the birthplace of Adam Smith, were demolished.[6] This was to contain initially 29 units, a major department store and one multi-storey car park - for completion in 1972.[6][7] Second phaseThe success of the Mercat, prompted an extension which was given the green light in 1978.[8] The extension dubbed "Mercat II" was built, alongside a second multi-storey car park, by Michael Laird and Partners between 1981 and 1983. The Car Park, despite only been two-storey, was known for presenting a deep roof, identical dormers and separated wrought-iron inserts on the wall.[9] References1. ^{{cite book | title = Town Centre Statistic Survey | publisher = Fife Council | year = December 2002}} {{Shopping centres in Scotland}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercat Shopping Centre, The}}2. ^http://www.csrs.ac.uk/Datasets/Scotland_ShoppingCentres.pdf 3. ^Kirkcaldy's history Fife Free Press{{cite web |url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=17700 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=20 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615120605/http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=17700 |archivedate=15 June 2009 |df= }} Retrieved on 22 June 2008 4. ^Salmond, Catherine (2007) Fighting for the forgotten streets of old Kirkcaldy Fife Free Press 5. ^Kirkcaldy's history Fife Free Press{{cite web |url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=17700 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=20 March 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615120605/http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=17700 |archivedate=15 June 2009 |df= }} Retrieved on 14 July 2008 6. ^1 {{cite book | author = Kirkcaldy Civic Society | title = High Street: Port Brae to Nicol Street, 7th edition | year = 2007 | isbn = 0-946294-24-0}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=17701 |title=Fife Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More |publisher=Fifetoday.co.uk |accessdate=31 October 2008 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 8. ^Kirkcaldy's history Fife Free Press {{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Retrieved on 22 June 2008 9. ^{{cite book | last = Pride | first = Glen L. | title = Kingdom of Fife, 2nd edition | publisher = The Rutland Press | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-873190-49-2}} 5 : Kirkcaldy|Shopping centres in Scotland|Shopping malls established in 1972|Buildings and structures in Fife|1972 establishments in Scotland |
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