# Whiteleys

Bayswater, United Kingdom · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-ec1abc61e7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/bayswater-whiteleys/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, hotel, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | 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. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1911 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2018 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | William Whiteley | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Meyer Bergman | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | 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. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “This new store, designed by John Belcher and John James Joass, was opened by the Lord Mayor of London on 2 November 1911” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys
- **year_closed**: “In December 2018, Whiteleys was closed for redevelopment” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys
- **original_developer**: “The original Whiteleys department store was created by William Whiteley” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys
- **after_notes**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys
- **status**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys
- **strategy**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys

## Parties

- William Whiteley — owner (from text) (1911–1927)
- Harry Gordon Selfridge — owner (from text) (1927–1961)
- United Drapery Stores — owner (from text) (1961–1986)
- Whiteleys Partnership — owner (from text) (1986–2013)
- Meyer Bergman — owner (from text) (2013–)

## Timeline

- 1911: Store opened
- 1927: Sold to Selfridge
- 1961: Purchased by UDS
- 1986: Purchased by Whiteleys Partnership
- 1989: Reopened as shopping centre
- 2013: Purchased by Meyer Bergman
- 2018: Closed for redevelopment
- 2019: Construction contract awarded

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Whiteleys 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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteleys

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Whiteleys, Bayswater, United Kingdom." Record m-ec1abc61e7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/bayswater-whiteleys/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bayswaterwhiteleys,
  title = {Whiteleys, Bayswater, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/bayswater-whiteleys/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ec1abc61e7, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.