17&Central

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17&Central
17&Central logo
Selborne Walk Shopping Centre, Walthamstow - geograph.org.uk - 1767825.jpg
Entrance from the Town Square Gardens (when it was known as Selborne Walk)
LocationWalthamstow, London, England
Opening date13 October 1988; 33 years ago (1988-10-13)
OwnerCapital & Regional
No. of stores and services60+
Total retail floor area260,000 sq ft (24,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors2
Websitewww.17andcentral.co.uk

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[]

  1. ^ a b "The Mall Walthamstow | Capital & Regional". capreg.com.
  2. ^ "Hoe Street | Hidden London". hidden-london.com.
  3. ^ "Magicians, stilt walkers and singers entertain shoppers at mall's birthday bash". East London and West Essex Guardian Series.
  4. ^ a b Retail Destination, 2021-10-22
  5. ^ a b "New development plans set out for The Mall Walthamstow". Retail Bulletin. April 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Tomusk, Karl (28 August 2018). "C&R gets green light for Walthamstow mall development plans". www.egi.co.uk. EGI Radius.
  7. ^ a b "Major blaze leaves shopping centre badly damaged". BBC News. July 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Burke, Dave (July 22, 2019). "Firefighters battle huge blaze at The Mall shopping centre in Walthamstow". mirror.
  9. ^ "Aerial footage reveals catastrophic damage after shopping centre blaze". Evening Standard. July 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Mall Walthamstow reopens for business after July fire - Retail Gazette".
  11. ^ Echo, Waltham Forest (September 4, 2019). "Back to Mall".

Coordinates: 51°35′0.07″N 0°1′23.7″W / 51.5833528°N 0.023250°W / 51.5833528; -0.023250

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