The landscape in Broadmead has been gradually evolving over the years. Bristol’s Shopping Quarter, once rich in department stores and shops, is scarred with empty units and ‘to let’ signs throughout the high street as consumer shopping habits change.
There is hope for the future, though, with projects planned to develop the area, and there are still new shops choosing Broadmead as a destination they want to open in. Perhaps the most surprising news this year was the plans to demolish The Galleries shopping centre and replace it with a new development of shops, flats, offices, bars and restaurants.
It will be the biggest redevelopment project since the building of Cabot Circus in the 2000s, which has had a huge impact on the businesses in Broadmead over the years. This week we spoke to passers-by in the city centre, where people are noticing a tangible difference in the area.
