Dicko Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Popped down to SMS to renew my season ticket & decided to walk into town afterwards I cut through East Street shopping centre...........what a sad, depressing place that is There's 2 shops open - half price jewellery & knocked off cheap furniture What's the council doing with it? Can they knock it down?
ribbo Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 no because it's attached to capitol house and a handy carpark.
saints_is_the_south Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Seriously needs something doing with it. I have to say, i really can't remember the last time i stepped foot in the place, atleast a decade ago i'd say.
70's Mike Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 West Quay was the final nail in the coffin, although it was dying before that. amazed that Debenhams still survives
bridge too far Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 If my hazy memory serves me well, it's ALWAYS been a dump
BadgerBadger Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Trevilles Music Tandy Pet shop full of reptiles was worth a visit when stoned Random drunk on a bench
sotonjoe Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 bargate is trendy with the kids. Surprised east street stays open. As someone said, must be the offices and car park attached that bring the rent and other cash in.
Jillyanne Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Is there still anything in the Bargate center? Shakeaway?
sambosa75 Posted 16 July, 2009 Posted 16 July, 2009 Trevilles Music Tandy Pet shop full of reptiles was worth a visit when stoned Random drunk on a bench Sounds like a good weekend!
Block 18 Posted 17 July, 2009 Posted 17 July, 2009 Anyone else remember Bejam?!(sp?) Thats the answer to the trivia question " what was Iceland called befor it was Iceland?" I also remember the old Green Shield stamp shop down there
um pahars Posted 17 July, 2009 Posted 17 July, 2009 Did it not have a pub in it? Technically The Royal Oak is built in to the side of it. The other one up East Street is The Anchor (used to be able to take your pints from there in to Nicks Restaurant LOL). My memories of East Street Shopping Centre were: Tandys Top Trainers (the only place I bought trainers for years) Courts Furniture The Pine Shop (always had a sale on) The cafe upstairs Bejams The Music Shop (Terrilles??) The Pet Shop Half Price Jewellers Getting chased by what must have been the original SMMB!!!!! A decent newsagents A faint whiff of urine/wine/lager/meths
Sheaf Saint Posted 17 July, 2009 Posted 17 July, 2009 I remember going to Top Trainers there once as they had Gary Mason (ex British Heavyweight champion boxer) doing an appearnce cos of his sponsorship deal with Troop (remember them?) This must have been about 1990 and Lennox Lewis was just making a name for himself as a professional boxer. This lad just in front of me in the queue to get his poster signed asked Gary if he wanted to fight Lennox Lewis, and his reply was "don't be stupid, I want to be world champion". Ha ha. Gary retired shortly afterwards after losing his british title, and we all know what happened to Lewis. I also remember a story about somebody buying some locusts from the pet shop and letting them loose in the shopping centre.
Dr Who? Posted 22 August, 2021 Posted 22 August, 2021 Wow, East Street it seems can be knocked down, and the Bargate had gone. Oh and so has that small shop called Debenhams. Been a busy 12 years with a wrecking ball.
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