Whiteleys
Former department store and shopping centre in London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Mixed-use asset |
Founded | 2 November 1911; 112 years ago (1911-11-02) |
Founder | William Whiteley |
Headquarters | Bayswater, London, W2 England |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Services | Property investment, Housing development, Six Senses hotel |
Owner | Meyer Bergman and C C Land |
Website | www |
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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.[1]