The Imperial works site closed in January 1989 with the work being transferred to another foundry within the group. The site was cleared and was set to become the 'leisure' part of the Meadowhall Shopping Centre. The original plans saw this as a "Tivoli Gardens" themed area of amusements and catering outlets. This was never built and a few years later it was revamped on a "Bourbon Street" theme. Again this never got off the drawing board and the land remains as an overflow car park for the shopping centre, used only at Christmas and the January sales period.