At this time, the east bank was still largely undeveloped, with only a bowling green shown in the area.

[citation needed] By 1726, buildings had developed on the east bank, but the river channel remained in place.

[4][5] In December 2015, planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of the former Capitol Cinema site,[6] and demolition began in April 2016.

[7] This included the demolition of the Capitol Cinema building and adjacent Central Shoe Store, as well as some stores located behind, allowing for a 100,000sq foot building stretching from Grand Parade to St Patrick's Street.

It was announced in March 2017 that tenants would include Lifestyle Sports, Homesense, Facebook, AlienVault and Huawei, the building, named 'The Capitol' opened in June 2017.