Ealing Broadway Centre

The Ealing Broadway Centre, currently branded as simply Ealing Broadway, is a shopping centre in Ealing, west London. Located on The Broadway close by Ealing Broadway station, the centre consists of 85 units both indoor and a courtyard part outdoor. It was opened on 7 March 1985 by HM the Queen[3] and the complex includes the town square and the Ealing Central Library.[4]

Ealing Broadway Centre
Inside the centre's courtyard
LocationEaling, London, England
Coordinates51.512°N 0.303°W / 51.512; -0.303
Opening date7 March 1985 (1985-03-07)[1]
OwnerBritish Land
No. of stores and services85
Total retail floor area470,000 sq ft (44,000 m2)[2]
Parking800 spaces
Websitewww.ealingbroadwayshopping.co.uk

History

Ealing Broadway was designed by Keith Scott of Building Design Partnership. The 12 acres (4.9 ha) site cost £60 million to build,[5] and was built on a site that formerly consisted of housing.[6] The development also consisted of office space, a library, a gym, and two sculptures: The Family and The Horse.[5]

It was complemented by a smaller shopping centre adjacent to it, built 1986 at a former 19th century department store called Sayers under the name The Waterglades, and later renamed The Arcadia.[7] The Arcadia was redeveloped in the mid-2010s and replaced by 1-8 Broadway.[8]

The Ealing Broadway Centre was first refurbished in 2002.[4]

The shopping centre has been owned by British Land since 2013 who purchased it from Wereldhave.[9][10]

  • Roof top of Ealing Broadway Centre; in the background is the spire of Christ the Saviour Church
  • Inside the courtyard
  • A jazz band performing in the centre (1990)
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References
  1. Sanders, John (2007-02-26). "Welcome to John Sanders". John Sanders. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. "View Ealing Broadway, London on Completely Retail". completelyretail.co.ukundefined.
  3. "Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre celebrates 25 years". Ealing Times.
  4. "Shopping Centre invests in a £5.5m new look". News Shopper.
  5. Lang, Paul Howard; Oates, Jonathan (September 15, 2019). "Ealing in 50 Buildings". Amberley Publishing Limited – via Google Books.
  6. "Ealing Broadway Centre up for grabs". This Is Local London.
  7. Oates, Jonathan; Lang, Paul Howard (October 15, 2013). "Ealing Through Time". Amberley Publishing Limited – via Google Books.
  8. Williams, Matilda (2013-10-25). "Work starts to transform Ealing's Arcadia Shopping Centre into 1-8 Broadway, W5". Benson Elliot. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  9. Lill, Dominic (March 16, 2015). "Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre celebrates it's 30th birthday | The UK's Premier Retail News Portal".
  10. "Ealing's Local Web site". www.ealingtoday.co.uk.
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