Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - Queen's Court, fountains - postcard c.1980s

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Queen's Court at Night, Central Milton Keynes Shopping Area 
• Publisher: Milton Keynes Development Corporation
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  16p Machin
• Postmark(s): Aylesbury 1983
• Sent to:  Oxted, Surrey
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Central Milton Keynes shopping area is a regional shopping centre located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England which is about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. It comprises two adjacent shopping centres, the grade II listed building thecentre:mk (originally named the 'Shopping Building') which opened in 1979, and Midsummer Place opened in 2000.[2][3] The centre:mk is anchored by John Lewis and Marks & Spencer. The complex is the 14th largest shopping centre in the UK, with the size of 120,773 sq metres

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The internal landscaping was very lavish with 47 plant beds with large plants and trees; temperate in the northerly arcade and semi-tropical in the southerly one. The planters were finished in the same travertine as the floor, but approximately one third of these have been removed since the building was opened, with consequent loss of both planting and seating for shoppers, to accommodate market barrows and stalls.

Fountain in Queen's Court before 2009/10 redevelopment

There are two large public areas, intended as civic open spaces, one indoors and one open air. The open-air garden square (Queen's Court) lies between Midsummer Arcade and Silbury Arcade, just west of mid-point, which has been redesigned away from its original concept as a relaxation space for visitors.[11][12] The indoor space (Middleton Hall) is 1,800-square-metre exhibition space near the east end.[13] During 2010, Middleton Hall was used as a temporary home venue for the Milton Keynes Lions basketball team, housing a 1,200-seat arena.

In a central space outside the shopping building (but contained by it on three sides) is an open-air market, much of it under Secklow Gate (a flyover that gives first-floor service access to the shops' loading bays, as well as a useful North-South route).