Whiteleys
Former department store and shopping centre in London
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- Whiteleys was a shopping centre in Bayswater, London.
- The centre's main entrance was located on Queensway.
- In December 2018, Whiteleys was closed for redevelopment.
- History Original store The original Whiteleys department store was created by William Whiteley, who started a drapery shop at 31 Westbourne Grove in 1863.
- Dressmaking was started in 1868, and a house agency and refreshment room, the first ventures outside drapery, opened in 1872.
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WikipediaWhiteleys was a shopping centre in Bayswater, London. It was built in the retail space of the former William Whiteley Limited department store, which opened in 1911 as one of London's first department stores, and was one of the main department stores, alongside Selfridge's, Liberty's and Harrods. The centre's main entrance was located on Queensway.
The building is owned by Meyer Bergman and CC Land. In December 2018, Whiteleys was closed for redevelopment. It has been converted into a Norman Foster-designed mixed-use asset comprising 139 condominium apartments, the UK's first Six Senses hotel, and retail units on the ground floor.
The original Whiteleys department store was created by William Whiteley, who started a drapery shop at 31 Westbourne Grove in 1863. By 1867 it had expanded to a row of shops containing 17 departments.
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