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 |
17&Central is a shopping centre in Walthamstow, London, owned by Capital & Regional. It was formerly known as Selborne Walk Shopping Centre[2][3] and The Mall Walthamstow.[4]
History
The centre was opened as Selborne Walk in 1988. It was acquired by Capital & Regional in 1997,[5] and rebranded as part of The Mall Fund in 2011–2012.[1]
The Mall was internally refurbished in 2015[5] and in 2018 plans went ahead to extend the centre by 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2), including other regenerations in its vicinity.[6]
On the morning of 22 July 2019, a large fire broke out at the centre, considered a "major incident" by the police[7] and tackled by firefighters for up to seven hours.[8] The fire caused extensive damage and destroyed more than half of the building's roof.[9] The damage caused the centre to be closed for several weeks, reopening on 4 September.[10][11]
In October 2021 the centre was rebranded as "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.[4]
Stores
Stores at The Mall Walthamstow include Clarks, Asda, Boots, TK Maxx across one floor, along with restaurants on the first floor.[7]
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 Retail Destination, 2021-10-22
- ^ a b "New development plans set out for The Mall Walthamstow". Retail Bulletin. 21 April 2017.
- ^ Tomusk, Karl (28 August 2018). "C&R gets green light for Walthamstow mall development plans". www.egi.co.uk. EGI Radius.
- ^ a b "Major blaze leaves shopping centre badly damaged". BBC News. 22 July 2019.
- ^ Burke, Dave (22 July 2019). "Firefighters battle huge blaze at The Mall shopping centre in Walthamstow". mirror.
- ^ "Aerial footage reveals catastrophic damage after shopping centre blaze". Evening Standard. 23 July 2019.
- ^ "The Mall Walthamstow reopens for business after July fire - Retail Gazette".
- ^ Echo, Waltham Forest (4 September 2019). "Back to Mall".
