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Following the war, it reverted to use as a roller-skating rink but, after falling into disuse in the 1950s, the main hall was demolished to make way for a modern shopping centre in June 1963. The entrance tower, now referred to as the Market Way
Archway, continues to provide alternative access to the
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and the frontage of which is now used as an entrance to a modern shopping complex, is a Grade II
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