[1] The winning scheme was for a £2 million redevelopment by the Arndale Property Trust on land at High Street, Seldown Lane and Kingland Road[2] known as the Ladies Walking Field.

There were four sculptures originally: a hippo, a turtle, a whale and a snake, and they were created by local artist Peter Hand.

A time capsule containing coins, documents and a copy of the Daily Telegraph was buried under the concrete at the highest point of the development.

[9] The centre was acquired in 2003 by Grosvenor Group, who sold it to Dutch property investment company; Wereldhave in December 2010 for £85 million.

[10] In May 2008, after an absence of eleven years, the 'play sculptures' returned to the centre and were displayed in rotation as part of specially designed enclosure, where they collected funds for local charities.

[13] In December 2021, University Hospitals Dorset opened a "health village" in the shopping centre, which is located on the top floor of the Beales department store.

[14] The clinic mainly serves the purpose of triaging patients waiting for their first secondary care appointment and is currently used by the following specialties: Ophthalmology, Breast Screening, Dermatology and Orthopaedics.

[21] The bus station is notorious for its lack of tidiness and anti-social behaviour[22][23] and has been identified as a crime hotspot by Dorset Police.

[25][26] The bus station was redeveloped in 2009[27] with improved lighting and new kerbs,[28] and with the UK's largest outdoor mural being painted onto the ceiling by Penson Architects.