A view from the roof of a building at the Eastgate Shopping Centre, showing the construction of phase II completed

Date:
14 Aug 1985
Location:
Eastgate Shopping Centre, Southernhay, Basildon, Essex
Reference:
JLP01/10/19739
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Phase II of the Eastgate shopping centre was built by Laing's South Eastern Region for the Basildon Development Corporation, with work starting in April 1982. The development was a 10-storey block and a 5-storey block of office and shopping accommodation including an Allders department store at one end of a covered mall, a store for C&A and 70 shop units.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives and Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Shopping Centre