Town centre development of indoor shopping malls in major towns and cities. Examples include the Manchester Arndale Centre, the St. James Centre in Edinburgh and the Bullring Centre in Birmingham. They tended to be constructed in a Brutalist or Modernist fashion reflecting the architectural styles of the period. During the Thatcher government of the 1980s, a change in planning policy allowed competing out-of-town shopping and leisure centres to be developed. Examples include the Metro Centre in Gateshead, the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley, and the Gyle Centre in Edinburgh. Developments of this type have, in a number of places, resulted in
The Spires Shopping Centre by the Canadian investment fund AIMco. In December 2015, Hunter Real Estate, who manage the centre on behalf of AIMco, announced proposals for a £7 million scheme of improvements. The centre is served by many bus routes including the 614 and 234. The nearest tube station is High Barnet, situated approximately 10 minutes walk south of the High Street. The Spires Shopping Centre The Spires Shopping Centre (also referred to as The Spires) is a shopping centre in Chipping Barnet, north London, England. It is located in the centre of the town, on the High Street, and incorporates the twin