17&Central
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 Entrance from the Town Square Gardens (when it was known as Selborne Walk) | |
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| Location | Walthamstow, London, England |
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| Opening date | 13 October 1988 |
| Owner | Capital & Regional |
| No. of stores and services | 60+ |
| Total retail floor area | 260,000 sq ft (24,000 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www |
The Mall Walthamstow is a shopping centre in Walthamstow, London, owned by Capital & Regional. It was formerly known as Selborne Walk Shopping Centre.[2][3]
History
The centre was opened as Selborne Walk in 1988. It was acquired by Capital & Regional in 1997,[4] and rebranded as part of The Mall Fund in 2011–2012.[1]
The Mall was internally refurbished in 2015[4] and in 2018 plans went ahead to extend the centre by 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2), including other regenerations in its vicinity.[5]
On the morning of 22 July 2019, a large fire broke out at the centre, considered a "major incident" by the police[6] and tackled by firefighters for up to seven hours.[7] The fire caused extensive damage and destroyed more than half of the building's roof.[8] The damage caused the centre to be closed for several weeks, reopening on 4 September.[9][10]
In October 2021 Capital and Regional confirmed that the Walthamstow centre would be moved out of the Mall corporate identity and rebranded as 17 and Central (styled 17&Central) - the name a reference to the E17 postcode area - with new exterior signage: the mall's website and social media were also migrated to the new identity.[11]
Stores
Stores at The Mall Walthamstow include Clarks, Asda, Boots, TK Maxx across one floor, along with restaurants on the first floor.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The Mall Walthamstow | Capital & Regional". capreg.com.
- ^ "Hoe Street | Hidden London". hidden-london.com.
- ^ "Magicians, stilt walkers and singers entertain shoppers at mall's birthday bash". East London and West Essex Guardian Series.
- ^ a b "New development plans set out for The Mall Walthamstow". Retail Bulletin. April 21, 2017.
- ^ https://www.egi.co.uk/news/cr-gets-green-light-for-walthamstow-mall-development-plans/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Major blaze leaves shopping centre badly damaged". BBC News. July 22, 2019.
- ^ Burke, Dave (July 22, 2019). "Firefighters battle huge blaze at The Mall shopping centre in Walthamstow". mirror.
- ^ "Aerial footage reveals catastrophic damage after shopping centre blaze". Evening Standard. July 23, 2019.
- ^ "The Mall Walthamstow reopens for business after July fire - Retail Gazette".
- ^ Echo, Waltham Forest (September 4, 2019). "Back to Mall".
- ^ Retail Destination, 2021-10-22
