THIS is the moment when the massive Trafford Centre grew even bigger.

Over the past nine years, the huge mall by the M60 has become a favourite with shoppers attracted by flagship fashion stores like Selfridges and John Lewis.

For the past few months, work has also been going on to build a new wing which will focus on furniture and other products for the home.

The development - called Barton Square - will open in the spring.

Shoppers will be able to walk between the two areas on either side of Barton Dock Road using a covered pedestrian bridge which has now been hoisted into place.

Trafford Centre spokesman Gordon McKinnon said: "The installation of the link bridge was a highly complex job - something to mark a piece of Trafford Centre history."

The extension will mean the Trafford Centre has 1.4 million sq ft of retail space - just behind the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, which has 1.5 million.