13 photos of Chantry Place in Norwich through the years

The shopping centre opened in 2005 following the demolition of the Nestle chocolate factory which previously occupied the site.

With room for 80 shops, 17 cafés and restaurants, 100 apartments and a 1,000-space underground car park, Chapelfield claimed to the be UK's largest shopping centre when it first opened its doors. 

It was rebranded to intu Chapelfield in 2013 and renamed Chantry Place in 2020 after being bought by an investment group.

Take a look at the shopping centre through the years. 

Early stages: a model of the Chapelfield shopping centre in April 2000 (Image: Adrian Judd)Construction work taking place at the Chapelfield development (Image: James Bass)The development in 2004 (Image: Nick Butcher)A glimpse inside the shopping centre in 2005 (Image: Bill Darnell)The beginnings of the food court in 2005 (Image: Archant)The first shoppers rush into Chapelfield on opening day (Image: Antony Kelly)Robert Cook of The Friends of the Earth protests at the opening (Image: Antony Kelly)

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Shoppers at the new Chapelfield shopping centre (Image: Adrian Judd)General view of the centre in 2006 (Image: James Bass)Shopping at Chapelfield in 2010 (Image: Jerry Daws)

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A catwalk at intu Chapelfield during Norwich Fashion Week 2015 (Image: Simon Finlay)Chantry Place on the first day of tier two coronavirus restrictions (Image: Neil Didsbury)The rebranded Chantry Place photographed in 2022 (Image: Sonya Duncan)