Whitgift Centre
| Whitgift Centre | |
|---|---|
Main entrance to Whitgift Centre from North End, Croydon | |
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping centre/Offices and Car park |
| Town or city | Croydon, England |
| Current tenants | Boots, Holland & Barrett, New Look, River Island, Pollock's Toy Museum |
| Inaugurated | October 1970 |
| Owner | Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (since 2023) |
| Landlord | The Croydon Partnership (Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Anthony Minoprio |
| Architecture firm | Geddes Architects |
| Main contractor | Fitzroy Robinson & Partners |
The Whitgift Centre is a large shopping centre in the town centre of Croydon, opening in stages between 1968 and 1970. The centre comprises 1,302,444 sq ft (121,001 m2) of retail space, and was the largest covered shopping development in Greater London until the opening of Westfield London at White City in 2008. The Whitgift Centre has a monthly footfall of 2.08 million. The complex includes an office development.
The shopping centre has been synonymous with Croydon since its opening. In 2013, Hammerson and the Westfield Group formed a joint venture to redevelop the shopping mall and combine it with neighbouring Centrale. After years of delays, work was expected to begin in 2020, although the future of the project was under review in February 2019 citing concerns over Brexit and structural changes on the high street.
The shopping centre is managed by Hammerson Leasing. In 2023 Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield acquired full ownership of the Whitgift Centre, along with the nearby Centrale centre.