Guildhall Shopping Centre

About

Visit the Guildhall for a great shopping experience with fabulous shops, safe and secure parking and a town centre that has something for everyone.

Story

Stafford is the County town of Staffordshire lying 26 miles north of Birmingham, adjacent to the M6 at Junction 13 and enjoys an excellent communications network to all parts of the country.
Total catchment population extends to approximately 215,000 people with an inner catchment of approximately 66,000 (an area extending from Yarlet to the north, Weston to the east, Dunston to the south and Derrington to the west).
The Guildhall was originally developed and owned by the Standard Life Assurance Company. The architects for the scheme were Fitch Benoy.
Standard Life sold the Guildhall Shopping Centre to Tops Estates in March 2000. Tops Estates sold the Centre to Land Securities in December 2004 and then it was sold to Glanmore on 29th September 2005. Finally it was sold to Edinburgh House and operated as Guildhall SC Propco BV on 26th September 2014.
The first Managing Agents were CB Hillier Parker and this changed to Colliers CRE on 25 March 2000. Donaldsons took over as Managing Agents on 1 April 2002 and then DTZ took over on 1 January 2007. Edinburgh House took over the day to day management of the scheme on 13th February 2016.
The Centre comprises a total of approximately 157,000 sq ft (14,585 m2) of gross lettable retail area and incorporates Stafford’s Market Hall which has a gross lettable area of approximately 23,000 sq ft (2,137 m2). Malls and common areas of the shopping centre measure approx 9,687 sq ft (900 m2).
There are three parts to the Guildhall Shopping Centre: Phase 1, which is mainly shops, opened in November 1988. Phase 2, which is the car park and the Market Hall, opened in October 1989 and Phase 3, which is the main shopping mall, opened in November 1990. The Centre was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 10th June 1991.
The Centre offers a safe, bright and modern shopping environment and is home to several national leading retail outlets including F Hinds, Poundland, Clarks and Body Shop, complemented by established local traders including Peccadillos, Kismet Rose, Lektrix and Rigout.