shopping centre
A shopping center in American English, shopping centre in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, spelling differences), shopping complex, shopping arcade, ...
located on Barrhead Road in
Pollok, Glasgow
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, Scotland. The development replaces the Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by
Tesco
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Marks & Spencer
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and previously
Debenhams
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Tesco Extra
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had opened on 10 July 2006 at the site, replacing the Tesco store in the old Pollok Centre. It was the 1st naturally ventilated shopping mall in Scotland using a combination of wind catchers and underfloor heating to maintain comfort for shoppers. It has been said that the name "Silverburn" evolved from a local consultation, as the Brock Burn which lies west of the site (with footbridges connecting to the
Househillwood
Househillwood is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland, situated in the south-west of the city.
Location and history
Househillwood is close to the centre of the Pollok district and is often considered to be part of ' Greater Pollo ...
and
Priesthill
Priesthill () is a neighbourhood in the south of the River Clyde in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It falls under the Greater Pollok ward of the city council area. The Darnley neighbourhood is located to the south, on the opposite side of the Gl ...
neighbourhoods) was famous for containing large quantities of shopping trolleys from the previous Tesco store and this is where the 'silver glint' came from; the practice of abandoning trollies has continued.Mall shoppers dump 200 trolleys in burn
Evening Times
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Hammerson
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for £300 million.
Silverburn is Glasgow's fifth out-of-town shopping centre. Being located right next to the
M77 motorway
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it is easily accessible to people coming from Paisley or
East Renfrewshire
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It was named the "UK's best shopping centre" in 2019, the latest of several awards since its opening.
Expansion
In 2013, a programme of expansion of the centre was begun, to include a
Cineworld
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cinema and nine new restaurants, completed in stages between late 2014 and mid 2015 and now 1500 employees working there.
After a proposal in 2014 to extend the centre over its current car parking area, further plans for expansion were proposed in October 2015, with the intention to expand over the other side of the M77 with further shopping and leisure features, a hotel, and a community centre.
A Silverburn
mascot
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, a fox named Silvia, was introduced in 2018 following a competition between local primary school children.