ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən æz ðə bˈɑːnd stɹˈiːt sˈɛntɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ sˈaɪt fˈɔːɹmɚli ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ vɪktˈoːɹiənˈiəɹə bˈɪldɪŋz ænd wʌz ɹᵻfˈɜːbɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɡˈɪvɪŋ ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ɪts pɹˈɛzənt nˈeɪm, ɛkspˈændɪŋ ðə tɹˈeɪdɪŋ ˈɛɹiə tuː .
It opened in 1977 as the Bond Street Centre on a site formerly occupied by Victorian-era buildings and was refurbished in 1996 which included giving the centre its present name, expanding the trading area to .