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This is work in progress - unfortunately I have been called away so I cannot add the rest of details. I will try later to update the rest.
Statements not followed by refs edit
Statements that are removed for failure to have RS refs following them, such as these, can only be restored (per wp:burden) if you supply RS refs following the statements. If the editor restoring them believes that such refs exist -- either outside the article, or elsewhere in the article, the editor should insert the inline RS refs after the statements. Otherwise, the editor is editing in violation of wp:burden. And the re-addition is subject to revert. --Epeefleche (talk) 06:40, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
- If Epeefleche had bothered to carefully read the article, that statement had a ref further into the body of the article. Also, the statement that was deleted, that "The architect Sir Basil Spence worked on its design", was originally in the lede and had later been moved further down into the article. I have restored it to the lede. Content in the lede should just summarize content already in the body of the article and so does not require refs, the refs being found in the body of the article along side the full content. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 15:06, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
List of units edit
I have deleted this following from the article (due to lack of sources and it being mostly OR, an opinion shared by all the editors contributing to the ongoing AfD discussion) and have placed it here instead. The information it contains is interesting and there are no suggestions that it is incorrect information. Someone who knows how to create separate archives should put it into an archive by itself, rather than leave it here. I do not know how to do this, sorry. Also, maybe some info from it, such as the anchor stores info, could be re-inserted into the article. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 20:08, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
This list is to record the stores that existed and where they were located.
- Location - Town Square. First Phase opened 1958. Second Phase opened 1959. Third Phase opened 1971. Fourth Phase opened 1998.
| Buildin No. | Current Store | Previous Stores |
|---|---|---|
| 2-4 | Living Style (furnishings)2014- | Halfords 1963-199? / Walmsley Furnishings closed 2011 / Independent Ladies Clothes |
| 6-8 | Living Style (furnishings)2014- | Ravenscourt (homeware) 1961-66 / Halfords 1966-199? / Walmsley Furnings closed 2011
/ Independent Ladies Clothes |
| 10-12 | Lloyds Bank | H T Dywer (newsagent) / Newswell (newsagent) / Trustee Savings Bank / Lloyds TSB (bank) |
| 14-16 | Lloyds Bank | Trustee Savings Bank opened 1964 / Lloyds TSB (bank) |
| 18-20 | Lloyds Bank | Stratford Photographic 1962-67 / Flaums (clothes) opened 1967 closed 1980s / Shelia Anthony (clothes) |
| 22-24 | Empty | Turners (shoes) / Drapes (furnishings & curtains) / Card Warehouse / Paperbox (cards) |
| 26-28 | Cash-Mart | Mayes (ironmongers) 1959-65 / James Woodhouse & Sons (home furnishings) |
| 30-36 | Now Fashion (ladieswear) 2014- | Roses Fashion Centre (ladieswear) / Medi-care (chemist) / Superdrug (chemist) / Inside Out (art shop) |
| 38-40 | Empty | Barrat Shoes closed 1985 / Going Places (travel agent) / Sony Centre (brown goods)
/ West End Shoes |
| 42-44 | Empty | Littlewoods (department store) / McDonalds (takeaway) 1984-2013 [1] |
| 46-48 | Empty | Littlewoods (department store) / McDonalds (takeaway) 1984-2013 [2] |
| 50-52 | 99p Mart | Littlewoods (department store) / Our Price (music store) 1990-95 |
| 54-56 | Greggs (bakers) | Marilyn of London (ladieswear) 1963-70 / Olivers (bakers & restaurant) opened 1984
/ Bakers Oven (rebranded Greggs 2008) |
| 58-60 | Specsavers | ??? Shoes / Dolcis (shoes) 1968-1985 |
| 62-64 | Empty | James Walker (jewellers) / Carphone Warehouse (phone shop) closed 2011 |
| 66-68 | Empty | Salisburys (luggage) closed 1990s / Phones4U (phone shop) closed 2014 |
| 70-72 | Mallard Jewellers & Pawnbrokers | Lewis Seperates (clothes) 1960-65 rebranded Chelsea Girl 1965-1985 |
| 74-76 | Mallard Jewellers & Pawnbrokers | John Walton (menswear) / John Kent (schoolwear)
/ Bristol & West (building society) closed 2005 / Britannia (building society) |
| 78-80 | Shoe Zone 2014- | Davants (home furnishings) 1960-64 / Hardy & Co (home furnishings) / Harris Carpets
/ Next (clothes) closed 2011 / Priceless Shoes closed 2013 / Independent Clothing Store |
| 82 | Vision Express (opticians) | Kellys Radio (brown goods) 1960-1980 / Exchange Travel (travel agent)
/ Hogg Robinson Travel (travel agent) |
| 84 | Empty | Dorothy Perkins (ladieswear) 1960s-85 / Jewellers Guild (jewellers) 1993-95
/ Future Zone (Computer Games) / Electronic Boutique (computer games) / Game (computer games) / My Choice (ladieswear) closed 2014 |
| 86 | EE (phone shop) | True Form (shoes) / Manfields (shoes) closed 1990 / Our Price Video 1990-94
/ Playhouse Video 1994-97 / AllSports (sports) closed 2005 / T-Mobile (phones) 2005-2012 |
| 88 | Southgate House (offices) 1996- | Keay House (offices) 1959-1996 (renamed) |
| 90 | Nationwide Building Society | Shalets (ladieswear) closed 1980s |
| 92 | JD Sports | Shalets (ladieswear) / True Form (shoes) / Miss Poly Shop (ladieswear) |
| 94 | The Card Factory | Burton Tailoring (menswear) 1960s-1985 / Adams (childrenswear) |
| 96 | The Works (book and gift shop) | Bata (shoes) / Shoe Save |
| 98 | Empty | John Collier (menswear) / Clinton Cards (card shop) / Party Zone closed 2014 |
| 100 | 3 Store (phone shop) | D.Russell (jewellers) / Bishops (jewellers) / The Link (phone shop) |
| 102 | O2 (phone shop) | Crombey (men and boyswear) 1960-61 / Millets (camping store) |
| 104 | H Samuel | North Thames Gas (gas appliances) |
| 106-114 | Primark 1999- | Grays Co-operative Society 1961-67 (department store) / London Co-operative Society (1967-1980s)
/ Living (Co-operative department store) 1980s-1995 |
| 1 | Marks & Spencers 1971- | |
| 3-5 | BHS (Burtons/Dorothy Perkins/Wallis) | Taylors of Basildon (department store) / Army & Navy (department store) |
| 7 | Bon Marche 2014- | D.Russell (jewellers) / Mark One (clothes) / Internacionale (clothes) |
| 9 | 99p Store 2013- | Cater Brothers (supermarket) / Presto (supermarket) / Primark (clothes) closed 1999
/ Peacocks (clothes) closed 2011 |
| 19 | Barclays Bank 2012- | Fine Fare (supermarket) / Shoppers Paradise (supermarket) closed 1984 / Dixons (brown goods) 1984-2006
/ Currys Digital (brown goods) 2006-10 |
| 21 | Savers (home & beauty) | Timothy Whites (chemist) 1961-1968 / Boots (chemist) 1968-1981 / Blokker (household goods)
/ British Gas (gas appliances) / Millets (camping gear) |
| 21a | Stuff For Free (charity exchange) | Timothy Whites (chemist) 1961-1968 / Boots (chemist) 1968-1981 / Blokker (household goods)
/ British Gas (gas appliances) / Music Box (Music & DVD) / Books for Free |
| 23a | CeX (2nd hand technology) 2011- | Woolworths 1961-2008 |
| 23b | Poundland 2009- | Woolworths 1961-2008 |
| 25 | Boots (chemist) 1980- | J Sainsburys 1960-1980 |
| 27 | Boots (chemist) 1983- | Timothy Whites (homeware) 1970-1983 |
| 29 | W H Smith (newsagent & Post Office)1961- | |
| 31 | W H Smith 1985- | Richards (ladieswear) 1961-85 |
| 33 | HSBC (bank) | Eastern Electricity (electrical appliances) 1962-92 / Powerhouse (electrical appliances) 1992-2003 |
| Pavilion 1 | Toni & Guy (hairdresser) 1999- | |
| Pavilion 2 | Costa (coffee shop) |
- Location - East Walk. First phase 1958. Second Phase 1961.
| Building No. | Current Store | Previous Store |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Metro Bank 2014- | Barclays Bank 1961-2012 |
| 4 | Metro Bank 2014- | Shepherds Restaurant 1961-63 / Red Lion (chinese restaurant) 1963-64 / How Wah (chinese restaurant)
/ Barclays Bank |
| 6 | Metro Bank 2014- | Timpson Shoes / Shoe Zone closed 2014 |
| 8-10 | Poundworld 2011- | Alex Superstore (supermarket) 1961-65 / Tesco (supermarket) 1965-1971 / The Carpet Warehouse /
Topman & Topshop closed 2000 / Premiere Music / Topshop & Topman closed 2011 |
| 12 | Poundworld 2011- | Civic Stores Ltd (brown goods) 1961-75 / The Oven Door (bakers) / Gamestation (computer games) closed 2011 |
| 14-20 | Poundworld 2011- | Bearmans - The Childrens Shop (Clothes & Toys) / Wimpy (restaurant) / Burger King (restaurant) closed 2011 |
| 28 | Halifax | Leaders Fashions (part of Debenhams - clothes) 1962-64 / LF Stones & Sons (clothes) 1964-66
/ Taylors Furnishing Stores 1966-72 / Godfreys (chemist & photography) opened 1972-90s / Xmas Shop |
| 30 | Halifax | Leaders Fashions (part of Debenhams - clothes) 1962-64 / LF Stones & Sons (clothes) 1964-66
/ Taylors Furnishing Stores 1966-72 / Godfreys (chemist & photography) opened 1972-90s / Xmas Shop |
| 32 | Halifax | Leaders Fashions (part of Debenhams - clothes) 1962-64 / LF Stones & Sons (clothes) 1964-66
/ Taylors Furnishing Stores 1966-72 / Godfreys (chemist & photography) opened 1972-90s / Xmas Shop |
| 34 | Empty | Manfield (shoes) / Mayflower Wools / Zoom the Loom (soft furnishings) / Better Choice (market store) closed 2014 |
| 36 | Empty | National Provincial Bank 1960-1969 / National Westminster Bank / Leeds Permenant (building society)
/ Zoom the loom (soft furnishings) / Better Choice (market store) closed 20014 |
| 38 | Cafe Cinco (cafe) | Rediffusion (tv rentals) 1964-85 / Granada (tv rentals) / Travelcare (rebranded Co-op Travel) closed 2012 |
| 40 | Books for Free | Eastern Carpet Stores / Zenith Windows |
| 42 | Books for Free | Foster Brothers (menswear) / Zenith Windows |
| 44 | Greggs (bakers) | Clarks (Peter Lord) 1965-85 |
| 46 | Crazy Dans House of Meat (butchers) 2011- | Hepworths (taylors) / Bernard Chapman (florist) / Jane Marie Florists |
| 48 | Empty | Bellmans Wool / Harry Fenton (menswear) / Lunn Poly (travel agent) / Thomson (travel agent) |
| 50 | Empty | Hadlands/Sankeys (DIY) / Bambers (ladieswear) / The Price Slasher (discount furniture)
/ Rosebys (soft furnishings) |
| 52 | Empty | Sketchley Cleaners (dry cleaners) / Bambers (ladieswear) / The Price Slasher (discount furniture)
/ Rosebys (soft furnishings) |
| 54 | Empty | Willerby (tailors) / Top Footwear for Men / Rug World closed 2006 / Xmas Shop |
| 56 | G.T Law Solictors | Lillie & Skinner (shoes) / Sweetie (newsagent) / HFC Bank / Household Bank / Beneficial Finance closed 2010 |
| 58 | Empty | ER Goodrich (hardware) / Vernon Collard (electrical sales) / Home Cinema Stores (electrical sales) closed 2012 |
| 60 | Empty | Starr Fashions (ladieswear) / Godfrey (jewellers) / Harris (jewellers) / Vernon Collard (electrical sales)
/ Home Cinema Stores (electrical sales) closed 2012 |
| 62 | Empty | Derwent (tv rentals) 1965-85 / Bennetts (electrical sales) / Holmes Pearman (estate agents) closed 2014 |
| 1 | Empty | Achille Serre (dry cleaners) / The Card Centre (cards) / Dolland & Aitchinson (opticians) / Mr Simms (sweets) closed 2014 |
| 3 | Cash Converters (2nd hand good) | J W Adams (opticians) 1960-69 / Hudson Verity (optician) / Wigmores (opticians)
/ Dolland & Aitchinson (opticians) closed 2010 |
| 5 | Empty | Stone Dry (raincoats) / Cheltenham & Gloucester (bank) |
| 7 | Empty | Gaiety Fashions (ladieswear) / Levys of Stratford (clothes) / Bankrupt Stock Clearence (general goods)
/ Mister Byrites (menswear) 1969-85 / Papertalk (goft shop) |
| 9 | Cancer Research (charity shop) | Nigel Stores (kids clothes) / Stylo Shoes |
| 11 | Percy Ingle (bakers) | Austin the Taylors |
| 13 | Betfred (bookies) | Lloyds Bank |
| 15 | Gallery Gifts (giftshop) | Rumbelows (electrical goods) / Dowdall & Jordan (furniture) |
| 17-19 | Simply4home (home furnishings) | Wrights (furniture) / Neils Furnishers / HW Stone (electrical goods)
/ Discount Master (furnishings) |
| 21 | Salvation Army (charity shop) 2013- | Freeman Hardy Willis (shoes) closed 1985 / Scott Taylor (jewellers) |
| 23 | PDSA (charity shop) | Burneys (soft furnishings) / Maytime (soft furnishings) / Sharps (fitted bedrooms) |
| 25 | Empty | Barringtons (tailor) 1959-74 / Dixons Cameras 1974-84 / Soundzone Records / AW Rust (leatherwear)
/ Chitter Chatter 2012-13 |
| 27 | Natwest (bank) | E R Goodrich (hardware) |
| 29 | Natwest (bank) | Keith Royle (carpets) / Westminister Bank |
| 31 | Natwest (bank) | Harry Fenton (menswear) |
| 33 | Empty | Harry Fenton (menswear)1959-67 / Godfreys (Photographics) 1967-72 / Basildon Hearing Centre / K Shoes
/ The Fabric Factory / Tasty Bites (cornish pasties) closed 2014 |
| 35 | Char Latte (cafe) | Godfreys (chemist) 1960-72 / K Shoe Shop / The Fabric Factory |
| 37 | Empty | Gowers & Son (bakers) / Bartons (bakers) / Tooks (bakers) / Alliance & Leicester (building society)
/ Santander (bank) closed 2014 |
| 39 | Weston Opticians | John Manson (butchers) 1961-70 / ??? |
| 41 | Ocean Fish Bar | Raymond Warr (greengrocer) 1960-70 / ??? |
| 43 | Empty | Garons (supermarket) closed 1976 / Moores Stores (supermarket) / Superdrug / Basildon Stores (market shop)
/ Home Curtains & Bedding / ??? Discount Ladies Clothes / Xmas Shop |
| 45 | Empty | Garons (supermarket) closed 1976 / Moores Stores (supermarket) / Superdrug / Basildon Stores (market shop)
/ Home Curtains & Bedding / ??? Discount Ladies Clothes / Xmas Shop |
| 47 | Santander (bank) | Stewards (various) 1959-65 / Mothercare (baby ghoods) 1965-80 / The Bike Shop 1984-87
/ Abbey National (bank) |
- Location - Eastgate Shopping Centre [3][4] Opened 1980.
| Unit | Current Store | Previous Stores |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Claires Accessories | Ratners (jewellers - opened 1985) |
| Unit 2 | Thomas Cook | Been Thomas Cook since opened 1980 |
| Unit 3 | Warren James Jewellers | |
| Unit 4 | The Fragrance Shop | Baxters Butchers |
| Unit 5 | Tiane Marie (Ladies Clothes) | Crackerjack (ladies clothes) 1980-84 / Footlocker (sports) / Jewell Nation 2000-11 |
| Unit 6 | Thorntons (Chocolatier) | Honeysuckle (plants) 1980-84 / Glades (Wool & Haberdashery) |
| Unit 7a | Timpsons (locksmiths) | Bearmans (jewellers) |
| Unit 7b | Herbal Inn (chinese herb shop) | Bearmans (jewellers) / Abbey National (1996) |
| Unit 7c | Angel Beauty Bar | Bearmans (jewellers) |
| Unit 8 | Linen Direct | Charsley (shoe shop) / Index (catalogue shop) closed 2002 |
| Unit 9 | Linen Direct | Charsley (shoe shop) / Index (catalogue shop) closed 2002 |
| Unit 10 | Superdrug | Harris Furnishing |
| Main Store | Asda Supercentre | Savacentre 1980-2002 |
| Unit 11 | Trespass (outdoor clothing) | Edmund Wilkes (optician) / Beez Neez (clothes)
/ Sports & Soccer / Sports World |
| Unit 12 | Trespass (outdoor clothing) | The Fountain (restaurant/bakers) / The Bakers Oven/The Lite Bite (restaurant/bakers)
/ Sports & Soccer / Sports World |
| Unit 13 | Empty | Kellys (brown goods) / Bon Marche (ladies clothes) closed 2014 |
| Unit 14 | Empty | Holland & Barrett (health food) / Bon Marche (ladies clothes) closed 2014 |
| Unit 15 | Virgin Media (phone shop) | Paper Back World / Optical Express / Early Learning Centre |
| Unit 16 | Socialites (electronic cigarrettes) | Cresta Cards / ??? |
| Unit 17 | Hot Shots (barbers) | Colourama (photo developing) / ??? |
| Unit 18 | Minx Clothing | Act 1 (ladies clothing) / ??? |
| Unit 19 | Empty | Evans (ladies clothing) / Accessorise |
| Unit 20 | H & M | Frisby (shoe shop) / Focus Shoes / All:Sports |
| Unit 21 | H & M | Mothercare 1980-2002 / Ethel Austin 2002-2006 |
| Unit 22 | HMV/Waterstones 2001- | C & A 1980-2000 |
| Unit 23 | New Look | C & A 1980-2000 |
| Unit 24 | Top Man | Burtons / Miss Selfridge |
| Unit 25 | Top Shop | Dorothy Perkins / Miss Selfridge |
| Unit 26 | Select (ladies clothes) | Dolcis (shoes) |
| Unit 27 | Empty | Lesley Davies |
| Unit 28 | Menkind (miscellaneous gadgets) | Olympus (sports) / West Coast (ladies fashion closed 2013) |
| Unit 29 | Clarkes | Etam (ladies clothes) |
| Unit 30 | Treds (shoes) | Monsoon (ladies clothes) |
| Unit 31 | Clinton Cards | Barratts (shoes) |
| Unit 32 | Yours (ladieswear)2014- | Mister Byrite (mens clothes) / Base (mens/boys clothes) closed 2014 |
| Unit 33 | Yours (ladieswear) 2014- | Mister Byrite (mens clothes) / Base (mens/boys clothes) closed 2014 |
| Unit 34 | Build a Bear | Mister Byrite (mens clothes) |
| Unit 35 | Empty | Mister Byrite (mens clothes) / Jane Norman (ladies clothes closed 2014) |
| Unit 36 | Empty | The AA / The Golf Centre |
| Unit 37a | Supercuts (hairdressers) | Wendy Hamburgers / Butterflies Diner |
| Unit 37b | Empty | Wendy Hamburgers / Butterflies Diner / Jewellers |
| Unit 37c | Coral (bookmaker) | Wendy Hamburgers / Butterflies Diner |
| Unit 38 | Mr Simms (sweet shop) | Ladies clothes shop |
| Unit 39 | GNC (food suppliments) | Music Box / James Belloved (loose food) |
| Unit 40 | Orginality (photo studio) | BT Shop?? / Foot Spa?? |
| Unit 41 | Body Shop | ?? / Holland & Barrett |
| Unit 42 | Co-op Travel | Opticians?? |
| Department Store | Debenhams | Allders (department store) 1985-2005 |
| Unit 44 | Superdry (clothes) | Virgin Megastore |
| Unit 45 | iCandy (card shop) | Ottakers / Waterstones |
| Unit 46 | Game | ?? |
| Unit 47 | Carphone Warehouse | ?? |
| Unit 48 | Ernest Jones | |
| Unit 49 | Starbucks Coffee | ??? |
| Unit 49 | The Perfume Shop | ??? |
| Unit 50 | USC (clothes) | Ravel (shoes) |
| Unit 51 | Evans (ladies clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 52 | Holland & Barrett | ??? |
| Unit 53 | Next | Burtons / Dorothy Perkins |
| Unit 54 | Vodaphone | ??? |
| Unit 55 | Ann Summers | ??? |
| Unit 56 | The Card Factory | Woolfmans (brown goods) |
| Unit 57 | Diechmanns (shoes) | Clinton Cards |
| Unit 58 | River Island (clothes) | Chelsea Girl (clothes) |
| Unit 60 | Belleza Beauty | ??? |
| Unit 61 | Blue inc (clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 62 | Blue inc (clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 63 | Clarkes (shoes) | ??? |
| Unit 64 | Base Kids (clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 65 | Rush Hair | ??? |
| Unit 80-81 | Burger King | Spoils (kitchen shop) / Virgin Megastore |
| Unit 82-83 | NOSH (cafe) | Spoils (kitchen shop) |
| Unit 84 | Subway (sandwich store) | Spoils (kitchen shop) |
| Unit 85 | 99p Store (discount store) | ???? |
| Unit 86 | Domo (luggage) | ???? |
| Unit 87 | Next (clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 88 | Next (clothes)B | ??? |
| Unit 89 | Next (clothes) | ??? |
| Unit 90 | Empty | ??? / Amy Childs Boutique (clothes) |
| Unit 91 | Eastgate Art Centre | ??? / ??? Sports shop |
| Unit 92 | Eastgate Art Centre | ??? / ??? Sports shop |
| Unit 93 | GYM4ALL | TK Maxx / ??? |
If a navbox for Basildon District is needed, then it should be created as a template rather than as content in this article - though I see there's been thought no need for it at Basildon or Borough of Basildon. And when creating a template, as elsewhere, please check that all your links go to the right place: De La Salle School led to a disambiguation page before I fixed it just now. Thanks. PamD 13:29, 19 October 2014 (UTC)
- Done. The article is very much a work in progress. Recently survived AfD where it attracted lots of editors pointing out what was wrong with it but 0 editors wishing to anything about it! Ulcerspar12 (talk) 16:43, 19 October 2014 (UTC)