This year marks 35 years since Clayton Square Shopping Centre officially opened – and these fascinating photographs offer a glimpse into its early days. It was back in 1989 that a host of new stores first came to Clayton Square Shopping Centre and with that customers from across the city and beyond shopped there for the first time.
Through the years, we’ve seen huge brands like Tammy Girl, Disney and Oasis open on-site and the likes of Boots call Clayton Square home for decades. At one point, the second level was home to a café, toilets and an internet café.
In 2014, a makeover transformed the centre into a single trading mall, with the removal of escalators opening it up. But these images, courtesy of our archive Mirrorpix, show what the site looked like in its early days. Unseen for years, they capture the shopping centre being constructed, as well as its nearing competition and official opening to the public.
Some photos also show businesses and shoppers inside, as well as famous faces who visited. Taken between 1986 and 1993, these photos are bound to stir some memories.
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Work goes on at the site of the Clayton Square Shopping Centre, Liverpool. August 18, 1986
(Image: Mirrorpix)Fast taking shape, the new Clayton Square Shopping Centre pictured from St Johns Precinct. July 26, 1988.
(Image: Mirrorpix)Interior of the new Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 8, 1988.
(Image: Mirrorpix)Nearing completion, Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 8, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Piping in Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Alan Bleasdale with the cheque for £5000 presented to Kids in Need at the new shopping centre with piper Bob Mack and barrow boy Norman McMahon who sells fruit outside the new arcade. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)The new Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Outside Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)The new Clayton Square Shopping Centre. Pictured, Boots. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)The new Clayton Square Shopping Centre. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Liverpool flower girl Victoria Lipton hands out flowers to the public at the opening, Liverpool. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Morning Piper at the opening of the Boots store. November 9, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)Members of Liverpool Lions Club start their Christmas appeal for the elderly at Clayton Square Shopping Centre. December 6, 1988
(Image: Mirrorpix)The first of a series of fashion shows by Media Model Agency, together with the centre management. April 27, 1989
(Image: Mirrorpix)Pianist Glenys Carroll brings music to Clayton Square Shopping Centre. June 7, 1989
(Image: Mirrorpix)Curtain Dream in Clayton Square Shopping Centre. June 22, 1989
(Image: Mirrorpix)Youngsters eye up the Balloon Witch. October 25, 1989
(Image: Mirrorpix)A young boy poses for an artist. October 25, 1991
(Image: Mirrorpix)The Christmas tree in Clayton Square Shopping Centre, two months early. October 25, 1991
(Image: Mirrorpix)Two stars from Brookside help to launch an exhibition to show a decade of success at Clayton Square Shopping Centre. Left to right, Louis Emerick who plays Mick Johnson and Justine Kerrigan who plays Tracy Corkhill. October 12, 1992
(Image: Mirrorpix)Clayton Square Shopping Centre. February 7, 1993
(Image: Mirrorpix)