The Mall (Bromley)
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The Mall is a shopping centre in Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...

, South East London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It is small in size and is often overshadowed by the main shopping centre in Bromley The Glades
The Glades (Bromley)
The Glades is a British shopping centre owned by Capital Shopping Centres , CGNU , and London Borough of Bromley . It is located in Bromley, South-East London. It has a total of 135 stores trading from a combined floorspace of...

. It is not connected with or owned by The Mall Fund, a company operating shopping centres across the UK using 'The Mall' and then the town name as branding for each centre.

The Mall is owned by Henry Boot Developments; the shops between and including Art at home and The Mall News are owned by Threadneedle Property investments. The reason for this is because this building was there before The Mall opened. At that time it was wholly occupied by British Gas showroom. In 1979 75 High street as it was and still partly is was divided into 7 units (75 High Street (currently Art at Home), another 75 High Street (which remained a British Gas showroom, now KFC), 32, 28/30 (which has never been individual units), 26 and 24 and was extended up to the part currently owned by Henry Boot Developments (currently Strattons Jewelers).

The Mall appeared on the cover of the 1982 album Sounds like Bromley by Bromley
Bromley
Bromley is a large suburban town in south east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley. It was historically a market town, and prior to 1963 was in the county of Kent and formed the administrative centre of the Municipal Borough of Bromley...

-born Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins
Billy Jenkins is an English blues guitarist, composer, and bandleader.Initially Jenkins became famous as a member of Burlesque, then as part of Trimmer & Jenkins. A short period he followed as a member of Ginger Baker's Nutters. For several years, he ran Wood Wharf Studios...

. The picture is of the rear of what is now Poundland (Bromley Toy Fayre and Bramber Womenswear at the time) to the right and the car park above Argos (J Sainsbury at the time).
Original Planned layout (not too accurate or to scale)

Re-development

The Mall has been re-furbished and re-developed by Henry Boot Developments with completion in 2007. The document is however inaccurate, it says that The Mall was originally built in the early 1960s. The Mall was originally built in the late 1960s and opened in September 1970 on the land which was previously a school that was still there in the early 1960s. Another inaccuracy is that they claim that the property had been underinvested for almost 30 years before it was acquired by Henry Boot Developments in approximately 2003, suggesting there were underinvestments since 1973. This is not true, because in 1973 The Mall had only been open for 3 years and there were developments in 1983 with kiosks added which were later removed in approximately 1985, 1993 and 2000.

The redevelopment planned to bring new shops, a gym, large department store and bike parking however the bike parking was not installed and the planned gym was later converted to office space which has never been occupied (although has been used by the maintenance company The Mall uses). The large department store became Uniqlo, Poundland and an empty shop, Poundland extended in to half of the empty shop.
Layout plan for renovation (not too accurate or to scale)

Phase 1

The shops along the east side were extended at the front and back. The first floor from those shops were taken away except for Poundland
Poundland
Poundland is a British-based variety store chain which sells every item in its stores for £1. Established in April 1990 by Dave Dodd and Stephen Smith, Poundland stock a variety of around 3,000 home and kitchen-ware, gifts, healthcare and other products, across 16 categories many of which are brand...

 which also has the first floor of unit 6 (currently vacant but used to store the Christmas decorations). The lift and stairs were moved from between the buildings to next to the east side of the building.

The west side was not extended but the 1st floors were made smaller and raised. The shops on the west side were originally meant to have the 1st floors as retail use, they were designed to have a large balcony overlooking the lower floor and windows from floor to ceiling however only sevenoaks furniture use unit 4 in the way these units were designed to be used. Currently unit 1 has their 1st floor covered up with a wall covering where the balcony should be, unit 2 has a false ceiling with approx 6 foot high empty space above it and unit 3's 1st floor is covered up like unit 1 but it used by shoezone in unit 2.

Sevenoaks Furniture extended the upper floor of Unit 1 in approx. 2004. Unit 1 has the largest upper floor out of units 1-4. Due to the upper floors being small Shoe Zone
Shoe Zone
Shoe Zone is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 800 stores in different cities and towns throughout the UK and Ireland and around 5,750 employees. The company has an annual turnover of 239 million...

 also has the 1st floor of Unit 3 and Emporium Seven were seeking permission to extend the first floor of unit 1 making the 1st floor almost as big as the ground floor.

Phase 2

The entrance to offices was moved, and the building which is occupied by Sports World
Sports World
SportsDirect.com is a British sporting goods retailer, the primary retail asset of Sports Direct International plc. The company was formerly known as Sports World and before that Sports Soccer, but since 2007 branches of the chain have been rebranded as SportsDirect.com, the domain name of its...

 was built with an additional floor for a gym and space for parking bikes on the ground floor to meet Bromley council's request for bike parking. The gym and bike parking ideas were later scraped, the gym became office space which has never been occupied by a company long term.

Current shops

Henry Boot Developments owned part
Name Floors Currently Occupied by
Unit 1 2 (Ground + First floor) Art @ Home
Unit 2 2 (Ground + First floor) including above unit 3 Shoe Zone
Shoe Zone
Shoe Zone is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 800 stores in different cities and towns throughout the UK and Ireland and around 5,750 employees. The company has an annual turnover of 239 million...

Unit 3 1 (Ground) Krista Curtains
Unit 4 2 (Ground + First floor) Sevenoaks Furniture
Unit 5 1 (Ground) Uniqlo
UNIQLO
is a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer.The company was originally a division of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.. On November 1, 2005, it was restructured as a separate wholly owned subsidiary called Uniqlo Co., Ltd. , which is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock...

Unit 5a (Unit 6) 1 (Ground) Vaccant
Unit 7 2 (Ground + First floor) including above unit 5a Poundland
Poundland
Poundland is a British-based variety store chain which sells every item in its stores for £1. Established in April 1990 by Dave Dodd and Stephen Smith, Poundland stock a variety of around 3,000 home and kitchen-ware, gifts, healthcare and other products, across 16 categories many of which are brand...

Unit 8/9 2 (Ground + Basement) Bright House
Unit 16 2 (Ground + First floor) Strattons Jewellers
Unit 17 3 (Ground + Basement + 1st floor) Argos
Argos
Argos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...

Unit 21 1 (Ground) Wesley Owen Christian bookshop
71 High Street 2 (Ground + First floor) Sports Direct
Sports Direct
Sports Direct International plc is a British retailing group. Founded in 1982 by former county squash coach Mike Ashley, the company is now the UK's largest sporting retailer through a number of retail subsidiaries and sports equipment brands. Although now a publicly traded company on the London...


Threadnedle Property Investments owned part
Name Floors Currently Occupied by
Unit 18 2 (Ground + First floor) The Mall News
Unit 20/22 2 (Ground + First floor) Nicks Café
Unit 24 2 (Ground + First floor) Games Workshop
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...

Unit 26 2 (Ground + First floor) Priya
Unit 28/30 2 (Ground + First floor) Vacant
Unit 32 2 (Ground + Basement) Socho
75 Highstreet (1) 2 (Ground + Basement) KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...

75 Highstreet (2) 2 (Ground + Basement) Your Local - Bromley

Current offices

Berkley House
  • Splash Damage
    Splash Damage
    Splash Damage is an independently-owned British game development company that specializes in multiplayer first-person shooter games. The studio is best known as the creator of the Enemy Territory franchise for id Software.-History:...

     - Website - Floors 2 & 3


Atlas House
  • Empty

Previous shops since redevelopment

Henry Boot Developments owned part
  • Unit 1
Seven Oaks Furniture - Moved to Unit 3
Innovision Opticians (2007)
Jingle Bells Christmas Shop (2009)
Emporium Seven (Bromley Store) (2010/2011) - Website - Moved to The Glades (Bromley)
The Glades (Bromley)
The Glades is a British shopping centre owned by Capital Shopping Centres , CGNU , and London Borough of Bromley . It is located in Bromley, South-East London. It has a total of 135 stores trading from a combined floorspace of...

  • Unit 2 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 3
Seven Oaks Furniture - Moved to Unit 4
Home Express
Street Value (also unit 8)
  • Unit 4 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 5 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 6 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 7 - No Previous Store (Poundland expanded into 6a in 2009)
  • Unit 8
Office Angels (while the entrance to the offices above was being moved during phase 2 of the redevelopment)
Street Value (also unit 3)
  • Unit 9
Venture Photography studio
  • Unit 17 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 21 - No Previous Store
  • 71 High Street - No Previous Store


Threadneedle Property Investments owned part
  • Unit 18 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 20/22
Lodge Grill Café (Lodge Grill was the longest occupant at the mall - approx. 40 years and was one of the first shops in the Mall)
  • Unit 24 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 26 - No Previous Store
  • Unit 28/30
Footpath Candles and Gifts
Sugacane
  • Unit 32 - No Previous Store
  • 75 High Street (1) - No Previous Store
  • 75 High Street (2)
Art
Art at home

Previous shops before redevelopment

This is in relation to the old floor plans above in the before redevelopment. This is a list of almost all (if not all of the shops) that have ever been in The Mall, Bromley. The dates are approximate years and may be a year out.
  • Unit 1
HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...

 (1971/2 - 1978)
GKD Furniture (1978 - 1985)
GKD Bedroom Furniture (1985 - 1992) - Moved to Widmore Road
The fitted Furniture Centre (1992 - 1995)
Mercury one 2 one store (1995 - 1997)
Teleworld (2001/2)- Moved to the high street and later The Glades Shopping Centre

  • Unit 2
Lodge Grill (1971/2 - 2003)

  • Unit 3
Evans
Evans
Evans may refer to:people*Evans *for a particular person with the surname, see the List of people with surname Evans.place*Evans, California in the United States*Evans, Colorado in the United States*Evans, Georgia in the United States...

 (1971/2 - 1979)
Bromley Toy Fayre (1979 - 1981) - Moved to unit 13
Carousel TV (1981 - 1985)
Heritage Pine Furniture (1986 - 1991)
Discount pine Furniture (1991 - 1995)
The Children's Society Charity Shop (1995)

  • Unit 4
Lunn Poly
Lunn Poly
Lunn Poly was the largest chain of travel agents in the United Kingdom. The company originated from two successful travel agencies which had been established in 1890s; The Polytechnic Touring Association and Sir Henry Lunn Travel. Both firms were acquired in the 1950s by the British Eagle airline...

 (1971/2 - 1978) - Moved to Widmore Road (Now Thompson)
Frank Dunllop Travel agent (1978 - 1992)
Sue Ryder Charity shop (1993 - c1999)
The Baby shack (1999)
Just Jeans (1999 - c2003)

  • Unit 5
Hings Gifts (1971/2 - 1974)
Bromley Tool Centre (1974 - 1976)
Parkers Tools (1976 - 1978)
Parker Shop Tools (1978 - 1980)
Mr Stanley DIY (1981 - 1983)
Midal (1986 - 1992)
Snap Womenswear (1992 - c1994)
Sofas Direct (1994) - Moved to Unit 12/14

  • Unit 6
Mathews Butchers (1971/2 - 1992)
Priya (1999 - 2004)

  • Unit 7 (1971/2–1979)
John Manson Butchers (1972 - 1979)

  • Unit 7 - 11 1979 - 2003)
Bramber Womenswear (1979 - 1988)
Hooks Books (1988 - 1989) - Moved from Westmoreland Place Shopping Precinct, Bromley
Dillons Booksellers
Dillons Booksellers
Dillons was a bookshop and subsequently a bookselling chain, based in the United Kingdom, which traded between 1932 and 1999.Founded by Una Dillon in 1932, Dillons was for most of its history most closely associated with its signature building on Gower Street in London, near University College...

 (1989 - 1999) Bought by Ottakers who opened a large store in The Glades Shopping Centre
The Glades (Bromley)
The Glades is a British shopping centre owned by Capital Shopping Centres , CGNU , and London Borough of Bromley . It is located in Bromley, South-East London. It has a total of 135 stores trading from a combined floorspace of...


  • Unit 8
Bromley Sports (1971/2 - 1990)
Blass Sportswear (1990 - 1991)
Riverside Sportswear (1991 - 1993)
Games Workshop (1993 - 2003)

  • Unit 9 (1971/2–1976)
Crayford Carpet/furniture (also Unit 13 until 1974) (1972 - 1976 at unit 9)

  • Unit 9/11 (1976–1979)
Voaue Furniture (1976 - 1979)

  • Unit 10
RCA Bromley Chemist (1971/2 - 1978)
Shears Lady's hair (1987 - 2003)

  • Unit 11 (1971/2–1976)
Fairdeal Vintners off licence (1972 - 1976)

  • Unit 12/14
London Electric Board Showroom (1971/2 - 1992)
Kinch & Lack PLC Childrenswear (1992 - 1993) - Moved to unit 23
Gordon Thoday Haberdashery (1993 - 1995)
Sofas Direct (1995 - 1996)
Sevenoaks Garden Furniture (1996 - 2003)

  • Unit 13
Crayford Carpet/furniture (also Unit 9) (1971/2 - 1974 at Unit 13)
Harris Carpets (1974 - 1981)
Bromley Toy Fayre (1981 - 1988) - Moved from Unit 3
Tandy
Tandy
Tandy is the title of a short story by Sherwood Anderson.Tandy is also a name which can refer to:-Tandy Corporation:* Tandy Corporation - a leather supply company which subsequently became the RadioShack Corporation...

 (1988 - 2000)
Sevenoaks Furniture (2001 - 2002)

  • Unit 17
J Sainsbury
J Sainsbury
J. Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsbury's, the third largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom with a share of the UK supermarket sector of 16.5%....

 (1971/2 - 1989)
Indoor Market (1989 - 1990)
Shopping World (Various smaller units - similar to the previous Indoor Market store) (1991)
Argos (c1992 - Present)

  • Unit 21
Times Furnishings (1971/2 - 1988)
Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 (1988 - 1990)
Charity Shop - Mason Owen (1991)
Beehive Bar & Restaurant (c1992)
Wesley Owen Restaurants (1993 - 1995)
Wesley Owen Bookshop (1995 - c2003/present) - Moved to new Unit 21)

  • Unit 23
Crown Paint and Wallpaper (1971/2 - 1974)
Ideal Paint and Wallpaper (1974 - 1978)
Crest China (1987 - 1993)
Kich & Lack (1993 - 1995) - Moved from Unit 12/14
Crystal Palace Football Club shop (1997 - c1998)
Sevenoaks Furniture (2000 and again in 2003)

  • Unit 25
Office entrance
Entrance to Office Angels (? - 2010) - Now above WHSmith in the high street

  • Unit 27
Alan (?) Menswear (1971/2 - 1976)
Jean Kelly Men's and Women's wear (1976 - 1983) (With Unit 29)
Breeds Cutlery (1983 - 1988)
Remington Cutlery (1988 - 1993)
Sue Ryder Charity shop (1993 - 1995)
The Tanning Shop (1995 - 2003)
Shoe Priya (2003 - 2004)

  • Unit 29
Send a Card (1971/2 - 1974)
Prisma TV (1974 - 1976)
Jean Kelly Men's and Women's wear (1976 - 1983) (With Unit 27)
Touch of Glass (1985 - 1988)
Cash Rec (1995 - 1996)
Spirit of the Past (1999)
The Mall News (2000 - 2005) - Moved to Unit 18

  • Unit 31
Broomfields Bakers (1971/2 - 1978)
Just Growing Children's wear (1978 - 1979)
Sidney John Deli (1979 - 1992)
Bromley Catering co (1992 - 2003)
Trads Sandwich bar (2004 - c2005) - Now in Unit 20/22 with Lodge Grill

  • Unit 33
Steads Leather goods & footwear (1971/2 - 1980) - Moved to Unit 24
Blessings Gifts and Cards (1980 - 1990)
Baby Boom (1990 - 1993) - Was going to move to the glades but didn't
Clo (? - ?)
What's New Pussycat (1999 - c2005)

  • 71 High Street
Civic Radio, TV and electricals (? - 1976)
Loyds Radio, TV and electricals (1976 - 1978)
Roundabout womenswear (1978 - 1980)
Sur Ryder Charity Shop (1980 - 1981)
Leeds Permanent Building Society
Leeds Permanent Building Society
The Leeds Permanent Building Society was a building society founded in Leeds, England in 1846 and was commonly known in a shortened form as The Leeds...

 / Halifax (1981 - 1995)
Martys Recordings (1999 - c2000)
Hamptons (2003 - 2004)
Priya (2004 - 2005) - Moved to 61 Highstreet before moving to unit 26

  • 67/69 High Street
Ghinne Knitwear (? - 1978)
Mackays clothing and drapes (1978 - 1981)
Superdrug
Superdrug
Superdrug Stores PLC is Britain's second-largest beauty and health retailer behind Boots. Superdrug - part of the AS Watson Group which in turn is part of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa - is a UK based company with over 890 stores, which since 2006, includes the Republic of Ireland...

 - (1981 - 2003) - Superdrug
Superdrug
Superdrug Stores PLC is Britain's second-largest beauty and health retailer behind Boots. Superdrug - part of the AS Watson Group which in turn is part of the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa - is a UK based company with over 890 stores, which since 2006, includes the Republic of Ireland...

 also had a store in The Glades
The Glades (Bromley)
The Glades is a British shopping centre owned by Capital Shopping Centres , CGNU , and London Borough of Bromley . It is located in Bromley, South-East London. It has a total of 135 stores trading from a combined floorspace of...

Santa's Trading Co (Christmas 2003)
7Oaks (2004 - 2005)

  • Car Park
Easy Car Car rental (Early 00s)


Not part of the original building
  • Unit 16
Bromley Bookshop (1978 - 1979)
Peppermint Womenswear (1979 - 1982)
Strattons Jewelers (from 1983 - Present)

  • Unit 18 - 22 (1980–1996)
Spencers Household Goods, Furniture, pottery and gifts (1980 - 1985)
Omni-gen stores (1985 - 1986)
Rage clo Gifts (1986 - 1992)

  • Unit 18 (from 1996)
Bears n Bunnies (1996 - 2005)
The Mall news (2005 - Present)

  • Unit 20/22 (from 1999)
Pie in the sky (1999 - 2001)
Orient express restaurant (c2003)
Lodge Grill (c2003 to Present) - Moved from Unit 2

  • Unit 24
Streads Leather Goods & Shoe (1980 - 2001)
Discount Luggage centre (2001 - 2003)
Games Workshop (2003 - Present)

  • Unit 26
Ronald Keith Footwear (1979 - 1986)
MPK Ltd Jeweler (1983 - 1986)
Pickfords Travel Agent (1986 - 1993)
Going Places (1993 - 1999) - Moved to the High Street
Y.M.C.A Charity shop (2000)
Hamptons (2004 - 2005)
Priya (c2007 - Present)

  • Unit 28/30
Shalets Fabrics (1980 - 1996)
Ideal Drapery (1996 - 1997)
East & West (1998) (Logo still on the shop floor)
Footpath Gifts (1999 - c2008) - also 32 but 28/30 and 32 were kept separate

  • Unit 32
Sweetie confectionery (1980 - 1985)
Whones Audio & TV (1985 - 1989)
Sony Centre (1989 - 1992)
Moved by Music (1992 - 1993)
Temporary gifts (c1993 - 1999)
Footpath Gifts (1999 - 2003)
Socho (2003 - Present)

  • 75 High Street (1)
British Gas plc
British Gas plc
British Gas plc was formerly the monopoly gas supplier and is a private sector in the United Kingdom.- History :In the early 1900s the gas market in the United Kingdom was mainly run by county councils and small private firms...

 Showroom / Energy centre (? - )
SD Stores (2000 - 2003)
KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...

 (2003 - Present)

  • 75 High Street (2)
Albon Pain Baker (1979 - 1981)
Cabret Womenswear (1981 - 1995)
Marco Polo China (1995 - 1999)
The Outlet Women's Wear (1999 - 2000)
Hamptons (2000 - 2001)
Art (2001 - c2009)
Art @ Home (c2009 - Present)

  • Kiosk 1 (1983 - c1993)
T. Cosson Fruit & Veg (1983 - 1988)
G. Nash Fruit & Veg (1988 - c1993)

  • Kiosk 2 (1983 - 2000)
Mr Snob Shoe Repair (1983 - c1996)

  • Kiosk 3 (1983–1985)

Transport

There are two train stations in Bromley that serve the mall.
  • Bromley South railway station
    Bromley South railway station
    Bromley South railway station is a major interchange and station in Bromley town centre within the London Borough of Bromley in southeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 5, and the station and all trains are operated by Southeastern...

  • Bromley North railway station
    Bromley North railway station
    Bromley North railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south-east London, in Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. It is the terminus of the short Bromley North Branch Line from Grove Park....

  • There is also a bus interchange outside the centre.
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