Crowngate Worcester is a shopping centre in Worcester, England, built in part on the historic site of the Worcester Blackfriars monastery, and replacing the former Blackfriars shopping centre.Memories of Worcester's Blackfriars shopping centre shared for Crowngate 25th anniversary Worcester News, 23 October 2017
It contains forty-nine stores, with a range of both large and smaller units, including House of Fraser and Primark. There are three restaurants in the recently refurbished Friary Walk: Wildwood Kitchen, Bills restaurant and Anatolian Palace.
Other facilities include a 780 space, multi-story car park, Worcester's bus station and the Huntingdon Hall Theatre.
In October 2009 the centre underwent a £5 million refurbishment. In 2017, plans for a new look for Crowngate were published, which were completed in 2019, and gave the existing building a brand new frontage.
Construction and excavations Archaeological excavations were carried out in 1985–6, prior to the construction of the new centre. They uncovered: a Roman road and timber buildings a Saxon building and bread ovens the cloisters and friary church of the monastery, which were aligned with the Roman Road civil war defences facing towards St Johns.
Nevertheless, the nine months of funding to excavate the site "proved insufficient to complete the work and analyse the finds". The small finds were repackaged by volunteers in 2010.BLACKFRIARS, WORCESTER, Research Worcester blog, 8 November 2010
There are plaques dotted around Crowngate, to be found, which tell the history of the site.
Stores Stores present include House of Fraser, Primark, Boots, The Body Shop, Claire's, Smiggle, Ryman, Warren James, Rise, New Look, Superdrug, Iceland, and Cornucopia.
Bus Station The bus station is located below the shopping centre and the main bus operator is First Midland Red.
Routes serving the bus station RouteDestinationOperatorNotes21St JohnsDiamond Worcestershire22/22ADroitwich SpaFirst Worcestershire27Battenhall28/X28Red HillOperating X28 at peak Sixth Form Times30Dines Green31/31AHenwick Park32St Peters34Shire Park35Blackpole36Royal Hospital38Royal Hospital39/39ALower Wick/BlackpoleLMS Travel43Malvern ValeFirst WorcestershireOperating only during Dyson Perrins school days44/X44Great MalvernX50Evesham & Pershore50/51PershoreOperating only during Pershore High and College days54PershoreAstons Coachs144CatshillFirst Worcestershire149/149SRedditchDiamond Worcestershire294KiddermisterTwo Journeys per day296Bewdley303Kidderminster310Hanley BroadheathFirst Worcestershire311Clifton Upon Teme313Clifton Upon Teme314MartleyOperating only during Martley High School days315/316Upper & Lower Broadheath332/333St Peters & Baynhall & UptonAstons Coachs & First WorcestershireOperating at peak times and during Hanley Castle High School Days333Upton Upon SevernFirst WorcestershireOperating only during Hanley Castle School days334The Chase High SchoolOperating only during The Chase High School days356Stock TurnDiamond Worcestershire363Upton Upon SevernFirst Worcestershire417Ledbury420BromyardTwo Journeys per day420ABromyardDRM Bus423Alfrick & SuckleyLMS TravelS6Bevere & Blessed EdwardsFirst WorcestershireOperating only during Blessed Edwards School days
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