# Kirkgate Market

Bradford, United Kingdom · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-be19664398` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/bradford-kirkgate-market/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, park, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Kirkgate Shopping Centre | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2026 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 350000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 60 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | residential plots composed of new build housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The former marketplace closed its doors on June 18, 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre
- **gla_sqft**: “The shopping centre contained multiple floors with 350,000sq ft of retail space” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “As of October 2025, there is currently no date set for the demolition of the current Kirkgate Shopping Centre.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “As of October 2025, there is currently no date set for the demolition of the current Kirkgate Shopping Centre.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “The former shopping centre will be replaced by public garden areas, residential plots composed of new build housing and a new Darley Street Market.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre
- **gla_sqft_before**: “The shopping centre contained multiple floors with 350,000sq ft of retail space” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Timeline

- 1973: Original marketplace demolished
- 1973: Shopping centre reopened
- 1979: Won European Award
- 2004: First to trade on Sundays and ban smoking
- 2006: Sold to Mall Corporation
- 2006: Crownway Investments purchased centre
- 2015: Sold to HIG Capital
- 2022: Bought by Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- 2026: Planned closure

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

Kirkgate Shopping Centre, known locally and historically as Kirkgate Market, was a shopping centre located in the city centre of Bradford, United Kingdom. The former marketplace closed its doors on June 18, 2026.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkgate_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Kirkgate Market, Bradford, United Kingdom." Record m-be19664398, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/bradford-kirkgate-market/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bradfordkirkgatemarket,
  title = {Kirkgate Market, Bradford, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/bradford-kirkgate-market/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-be19664398, 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.