The mall at the Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon, Essex

Photograph taken 14 March 1986 © Copyright Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection ref: JLP01/11/21636/06

The Eastgate Shopping centre opened in phases between 1980 and 1985. Phase 2 was built between 1982-5 by John Laing plc. At the time this photo was taken it was the largest indoor shopping centre in Europe.

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Essex Basildon

Period

1980s (1980 - 1989)

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Customers buy seed at the Sutton's Seeds shop. The drawers behind the counter presumably hold seeds, while the cashier sits behind the counter to the right. A solid fuel heater stands in the centre of the floor.

The mall at the Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon, Essex

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