Through time modernizations were made to make it more appealing to shoppers and more upmarket, bringing in more up to date floor tiling, bright lighting and the centres' branding and logos on the walls.
To achieve this they built a very high glass roof to cover a very widened pathway which felt like a shopping precinct with grey slate like tiles to finish off the effect.
The Elements opened in 2008 and is home to names such as River Island, Next and Marks & Spencer.
The Centre contains two anchor stores - Marks & Spencer, Primark - as well as many other smaller retail units, and the new mall - named Elements Square - has a transparent ETFE roof covering its four shopping avenues.
Stores include: Marks & Spencer, H.M.V., Waterstone's, H&M, Primark, Asda, WHSmith, New Look, and Schuh In December 2014, The Centre's owners 'Land Securities' sold the shopping centre and associated retail parks to an investment firm 'HSBC Investments' marking the end of 30 plus years of ownership by the London-based management firm.