Trafford Centre bigger than Blue Water?

IRA, fathers day 1996, me stood on piccadilly....BANG

bye bye M&S, corn exchange, half the arndale centre, royal exchange, and probably a bit more.

8 years later, selfridges, the triangle, big new m&s, harvey nicks, exchange square.

clicky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/15/newsid_2527000/2527009.stm

also:
http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/buildings/bombing.html

And to think i was actualy planning to go their that afternoon