The basement level food court was closed in 2004 as part of a massive £20m revamp of the western end of the shopping centre, which also saw the glass elevators disappear and the area converted to reconfigure the retail units around what is now occupied by Sports Direct and TK Maxx.
It is one of just a number of changes within the Cascades which has seen retailers such as Woolworths and Littlewoods disappear, and some of the units reconfigured such as the expanded Primark. Other high street staples such as M&S and Dorothy Perkins have also said farewell to the Cascades, while other popular names such as Lush and New Look have opened there in recent years. And that is just the changes to the Cascades itself, with many other popular names such as Allders, Debenhams, Wilko and You Need Us also vanishing from the city centre over the years.
Here is a walk down memory lane of the Cascades over the years:
1. The Cascades through the years
The escalators leading down to the food court, with long-lost shops such as Adams and Intersport on the level above Photo: The News
2. The Cascades through the years
Woolworths pictured in1990 before it closed in December 2008. The shop now forms part of an extended Primark store Photo: -
3. The Cascades through the years
Eastern Delights was one of the eateries located in the food court on the lower ground floor of the Cascades Centre Photo: The News
4. The Cascades through the years
Birthdays and M&S were among the retailers within the shopping centre pictured here in 2007 Photo: Steve Ried