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:
9. The Cascades through the years
Cascades shopping centre celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2010, with much having changed inside the shopping centre since then Photo: Allan Hutchings
10. The Cascades through the years
Much has changed since this picture of inside the shopping centre taken in September 1989 Photo: The News
11. The Cascades through the years
Much has changed inside the Cascades since this picture was taken in 2010 with Game, Birthdays and Madhouse all among the retailers who have left Photo: Allan Hutchings
12. The Cascades through the years
Cascades Shopping Centre under construction, pictured in January 1988 Photo: -