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27 May 02 - 08:16 AM (#717962) Subject: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,Pete Apologies for this totally un-folk topic, but I suspect someone might know. As the thread title says, why are so many shopping centres (particularly in Northern England) called 'The Arndal Centre' Was there a 'Mr Arndale' or something? Grateful for any thoughts on this trivial matter Pete |
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27 May 02 - 08:18 AM (#717964) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,Pete 'Arndal' = 'Arndale' (obviously) Pete |
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27 May 02 - 08:32 AM (#717968) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: DMcG I'm fairly sure they were originally built for a group with a name like 'Arndale Holdings' or some such who had seen the success of the American malls and wanted to try something like it in the UK. I've no doubt I will corrected if I am wrong. |
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27 May 02 - 08:33 AM (#717969) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,Paul Burke There was an article in the Guardian a while back: link here: |
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27 May 02 - 08:34 AM (#717970) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST Why didn't it show this? http://society.guardian.co.uk/regeneration/story/0,7940,467897,00.html |
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27 May 02 - 08:40 AM (#717974) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: Watson ...because it should have been like this |
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27 May 02 - 08:40 AM (#717975) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,Pete Thank you, Paul Man, you guys are quick! Pete |
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27 May 02 - 08:47 AM (#717980) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,MC Fat Being a purveyor of useless trivia. Arndale comes from two Northern English chappies who saw the potential of 'shopping malls' one was called (I think) Arnold haggenbach (?) and the other was ? Chippendale hence ARNDALE. A lot of there centres have been revamped and name changed e.g. Doncaster has become Frenchgate Centre but Manchester retains the name Arndale. Another tHRE in this series is ADDIDAS which comes from the amalgamation of ADolph DASler (he liked to be called ADI) and the H UMphrey BROthers UM and finally AMSTRAD Alan Michael Stuart TRADing |
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27 May 02 - 08:51 AM (#717985) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST Don't you just wish that the IRA had placed the Manchester Bomb on the other side of the road? |
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27 May 02 - 09:06 AM (#717996) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: Watson MC Fat - useless trivia and scant regard for detail... Arnold Hagenbach and Sam Chippindale were the men, and the AMSTRAD man is Alan Michael Sugar. |
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27 May 02 - 09:18 AM (#718005) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,MC Fat Saucer of milk for Watson. Considering the info is straight from the one working brain cell which was polluted by Tomothy Taylor's Landlord last night I don't think I've done too bad but that was before I met the spokesperson for the Pedantic Trivia Quiz Answers Storm Troopers. |
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27 May 02 - 09:37 AM (#718022) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: Watson That Tomothy Taylor's is potent stuff by all accounts! |
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27 May 02 - 10:31 AM (#718056) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,MC Fat Timothy Taylors ? was I drinking that last night ? well I never. |
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27 May 02 - 10:45 AM (#718065) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: Scabby Douglas Timothy's going to be well pissed-off at you when he gets back and find you drank all his beer.. Cheers Steven |
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27 May 02 - 11:01 AM (#718074) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: Dave the Gnome I don't think Tim will mind, Doug - It wasn't his beer it was the Landlords...;-) DtG |
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27 May 02 - 11:35 AM (#718094) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: GUEST,MC Fat Two tings 1. I had a Scottish mate who nearly got barred from this strange pub for calling it Rentman 2. I once went to a fancy dress party with the theme of Beers of the World in my normal attire but with a rent book pinned to my chest with the words nameof landlord - Jim name of tenant - Timothy Taylor |
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27 May 02 - 02:06 PM (#718202) Subject: RE: BS: Why 'Arndale' for UK shopping centres? From: AliUK coming fromatown (Luton) that had it´s beautiful town centre completed demolished and covered with a bloody Arndale Centre at the beginning of the 70s. I´d like to shoot them 2 northern bastrrrds. |