Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh
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| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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| Coordinates | 55°58′53″N 3°10′37″W / 55.98139°N 3.17694°W |
| Address | Ocean Drive |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Developer | Forth Ports |
| Owner | Resolution Property |
| Architect | Terence Conran |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Parking | 1,600 |
| Website | www |
Ocean Terminal is a shopping centre in the Leith area of Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Sir Terence Conran.[1]
History
It is built on former industrial docklands on the north side of the city at the edge of the boundary between formerly separate ports of Newhaven and Leith. The land was formerly occupied by the Henry Robb shipyard, which closed in 1983. Since then, the entire area has undergone urban renewal and regeneration, much led by and on the lands in the ownership of Forth Ports and its predecessors.
These and other developments have played key parts in the regeneration of Leith.[2] The now-decommissioned Royal Yacht Britannia, which is accessed via the Britannia Visitor Centre within Ocean Terminal, is permanently berthed next to the building and can be viewed from the centre. Although originally planned to also function as a working passenger terminal, the permanent berthing of the Britannia has meant that the building has never been used for this function, despite its name.
The berth currently occupied by Britannia was originally planned to handle cruise liners. As Britannia is now permanently moored alongside the Ocean Terminal, Forth Ports plan to build another terminal for cruise liners.
There is an Antony Gormley sculpture located on an abandoned pier behind the building.
Current stores
PureGym and Debenhams are the Terminal's main shops; in total there are some 85 shops, 6 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, a variety of bars and cafés, as well as a cinema Vue and a day spa.[3]
Transport
The centre has car parking facilities and many Lothian Buses services terminate and begin there. The shopping centre was originally going to be a stop on the Edinburgh Trams route but was subsequently cut when the line was shortened to York Place. However, there is an ongoing consultation by the City of Edinburgh Council on extending the current tram line to Newhaven which would include a stop at Ocean Terminal.
Redevelopment
In late-2018, the owners of the centre announced plans to refurbish and rebrand the centre as Porta, with a focus being placed on outlets and factory stores.[4] In June 2020, these plans were dropped by new joint venture owners, ICG Real Estate and Ambassador Group and instead invest £10 million in the centre.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Ocean Terminal". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Leith Docks Regeneration". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ocean Terminal". Visit Scotland. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ocean Terminal to be renamed Porta as owners announce major revamp". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Plans to rename Ocean Terminal 'Porta' dropped amid £10m investment". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ Burns, Hamish (15 June 2020). "New owners to invest £10m after Edinburgh shopping centre changes hands". businessInsider.
External links
Media related to Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre at Wikimedia Commons
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