60-516: Lakeside Shopping Centre (commonly referred to as Lakeside ) is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock , Essex just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London . It was constructed on the site of a former chalk quarry. The first tenants moved into the complex in 1988 and it was completed in 1990, being opened on 25 October of that year by Princess Alexandra of Kent , Marcus Bradford and Angus Ogilvy . New spaces in
120-614: A "regional town centre", with plans to build new shops, facilities and 3,000 homes. A road linking it to the nearby Lakeside Basin will also be built. On 7 July 2024, a fire occurred there. The shopping centre is the eleventh largest in Britain with 1,434,000 sq ft (133,200 m) available as retail floorspace - the MetroCentre in Gateshead , after its expansion in 2004, is the largest. There are over 250 shops (including
180-812: A 2005 public consultation. The project involved by-passing the roundabout by creating a new full-depth cutting link road between the A13 and A130, building slip roads connecting traffic to the Sadlers Farm roundabout and widening the A13 to dual four lane carriageway to Pitsea and the A130 to dual three lane carriageway to the Rayleigh Spur roundabout. The scheme is part of the Thames Gateway transport infrastructure plans which gave it an estimated cost of £63 million in 2007 and timelines it for 2012. The scheme
240-513: A 23,970 sq ft (2,230 m) third storey extension to their store, in addition to an extensive refurbishment of the store layout and customer facilities. The application was approved at the end of October 2008 although no construction has taken place as of July 2011. Superdry brands opened its largest-ever store at the centre in July 2010, in the unit previously occupied by Woolworths . Ed's Easy Diner also opened their fifth restaurant in
300-505: A centre would be in Leeds. A13 road (England) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] A406 / A1020 near Barking [REDACTED] [REDACTED] M25 / A282 near Aveley [REDACTED] A1089 near Grays [REDACTED] A130 near South Benfleet The A13 is a major road in England linking Central London with east London and south Essex . Its route
360-473: A converted paddle steamer, was also refurbished and re-opened on the same day, with new features including a rooftop bar. Later a Miller & Carter restaurant, this partially sank on 23 December 2022. Vue cinema formed part of the old Lakeside Pavilion, with a seven screen cinema. This closed on 11 January 2007 to be refurbished, and was re-opened on 15 June 2007; the refurbishment resulted in nine state-of-the-art screens with stadium seating . 'Gold Class',
420-487: A market area adjoining the main shopping centre via a covered bridge, was closed in 2006 for refurbishment, re-opening in June 2007 as 'The Boardwalk'. The Boardwalk provides an additional 59,000 sq ft (5,500 m). of retail space for eleven new restaurants along with more retail and leisure space, as well as a 10-metre boardwalk, offering external seating overlooking Alexandra Lake. The Old Orleans bar and restaurant,
480-428: A new ceiling and new glass roofs which allow much more natural light into the shopping centre. There are now also new, faster lifts, and four more escalators, along with automatic entrance doors. The refurbishment has also encouraged refitting of many shops so that they complement the new surroundings. In September 2005, Next opened an 18,600 sq ft (1,730 m). extension to its store. The Lakeside Pavilion,
540-522: A new flyover at Beckton Alps , and expanding Canning Town flyover from two lanes either way to three. Also inserted was the free-flow link to the A1261 tunnel. London Bus route 173 is the only route to use the A13 here, between Beckton Alps and Ripple Road . However, the speed limit was increased back to 50 mph in 2011. East of the Lodge Avenue junction near Barking , the route then takes over
600-497: A premium screen that housed luxury seating, has since been abandoned in favour of VIP seating sections in every screen. The 'Evolution Screen', with a combination of giant bean bag chairs amongst VIP seating, was the first of its kind in the UK. Apple opened its tenth UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre. Marks & Spencer , one of the centre's four anchor stores, applied for planning permission in July 2008 to allow construction of
660-666: Is connected to the M25 motorway which is London's outermost ring road running south towards Dartford and Gatwick and North towards Enfield , Watford and Heathrow . As well as the M25 the centre is connected to the A13 road which connects central and east London to Basildon and Southend-on-Sea . It is connected to the Transport for London bus network by 370 to Romford and 372 to Hornchurch with other operators such as Ensignbus to
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#1732773274710720-578: Is in Fakenham , Norfolk . The scheme aims to improve public transport along the A13; it includes bus stop improvements, provision of real time information and bus prioritisation at signals as well as junction enhancements and road widening. The road widening is planned for a number of points on the Hatley Gardens and Kenneth Road stretch of the A13. Following a public consultation in March 2009,
780-550: Is needed to actually build the scheme." Grade-separation of Renwick Road traffic lights in Barking , the final at-grade junction between Canning Town and Sadlers Hall Farm, was due to be undertaken "in time for the Olympics in 2012". The works may also involve replacement of the nearby Lodge Avenue Flyover (Ripple Road Flyover), but this is subject to available funding and development of Barking Riverside . The junction with
840-575: Is signposted and marked by blue paint. Between Greatfields Park and the Lodge Avenue Junction, the two-way, segregated bikeway continues along the southern edge of the A13. The route is part of National Cycle Route 13 (NCR 13), but not the TfL Cycleways network. NCR 13 leaves the A13 to the east of Lodge Avenue Junction, crossing the A13 and joining residential streets as it runs towards Rainham . The northern terminus of NCR 13
900-668: Is similar to that of the London, Tilbury and Southend line via Rainham, Grays, Tilbury, Stanford-Le-Hope & Pitsea, and runs the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area, terminating on the Thames Estuary at Shoeburyness . It is a trunk road between London and the Tilbury junction, a primary route between there and Sadlers Hall Farm near South Benfleet , and a non-primary route between there and Shoeburyness. The A13 used to start at Aldgate Pump ; but now begins at
960-664: Is still largely single carriageway, though notable is the junction with the A12 and A102 at the northern portal of the Blackwall Tunnel . This section of A13 is used by the important London Bus routes 15 (as far as Blackwall) and 115 . However, just east of Blackwall, at the crossing of the River Lea , there is a TOTSO (turn-off to stay on) with the A1261 East India Dock Link Tunnel, and
1020-692: Is the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe, Kent , just across the River Thames . The centre was rebranded as Intu Lakeside in 2013, following the renaming of parent Capital Shopping Centres as Intu . The centre was sold in 2020, after Intu went into administration . In November 2020, Lakeside was taken over by Savills and was renamed Lakeside Shopping Centre . Lakeside has been described as being Thurrock's " de facto town centre ". Thurrock Council wants to make it
1080-528: The A11 Whitechapel Road ). The A13 route is a relatively recent addition to London's radial network, having been built at the beginning of the 19th century to connect the City with the (then) newly expanding Docklands area. Commercial Road dates from 1802, while East India Dock Road was set out from 1806 to 1812. The first iron bridge across the River Lea was built in 1810. Today the route
1140-766: The A124 Barking Road and then the A123 Ripple Road . The present A13 still uses much of the eastern end of Ripple Road . The route was replaced by the East Ham & Barking Bypass first opened in 1928, which was given the number A118 before being redesignated. As with the route west of the River Lea , Barking Road is a relatively new route, being built c. 1812 . Ripple Road leads to Dagenham . The eastern end of this as well as New Road heading towards Rainham , in Havering, and
1200-563: The A127 and A1160 (another TOTSO ), and Southchurch Boulevard in Southchurch ), and on to Shoeburyness , on the estuary 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Southend proper. It turns to the south at Parsons Corner, and then as Ness Road , it terminates at an end-on junction with the B1016, also forming part of Ness Road . (see Note just below) Note: sliproad starts on Tower Hamlets side of
1260-557: The A406 North Circular Road was built in 1987 and is incomplete. The long-awaited Thames Gateway Bridge is yet to get the go ahead, but if built it will start at a flyover above the A13, thereby linking the A406 with the road network south of the River Thames . As of 2008, the project in its original form was cancelled by newly elected mayor Boris Johnson . Improvements including widening are being made at J30 of
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#17327732747101320-686: The Aspen Way and East India Dock Link tunnel sections of the A1261 through Docklands . This latter route runs just south of the A13, is dual carriageway and nearly all grade-separated and acts as an alternative to East India Dock Road and much of Commercial Road . Despite the DBFO, Transport for London (who took over responsibility for all trunk non-motorway routes in London from the Highways Agency in 2000 ) still have overall responsibility for
1380-568: The Litmus Towers sculptures on the A13 junctions near Rainham which display local environmental data using large LED arrays. The Thames Gateway section of the A13 leaves London at Wennington on the border with Thurrock , still dual three lanes, intersecting with the M25 motorway at Junction 30, close to the Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre . The A13 here is a much older dual carriageway, dating mostly to
1440-465: The M25 motorway and at nearby Lakeside turn-off (A126), following a Route Management Strategy undertaken by the Highways Agency . The work commenced in late 2014 and was scheduled to be completed in autumn 2016. The A13 has inspired at least two rock songs: Billy Bragg 's "A13, Trunk Road to the sea", which is a localisation of Bobby Troup 's song about Route 66 ; The music video for
1500-483: The River Lea ! through traffic is free-flow through traffic liable to stop at lights Chelmsford , Southend A130 ( A127 ) , Canvey Island A130 , Bowers Gifford B1464 , South Benfleet A13 Canvey Island A130 , Bowers Gifford B1464 , London , Basildon A13 start of grade-separated dual carriageway East of the River Lea, through Newham and Barking, the original route followed
1560-576: The Thames Estuary passing south of Southend-on-Sea and Shoeburyness to reach the proposed site of the airport. The section between Limehouse and Wennington is maintained by RMS (A13) Plc as part of a 30-year DBFO deal reached with the Highways Agency in 2000. It was RMS who undertook grade-separation of the East Ham & Barking Bypass section in 2002–2004. RMS also maintain the A1203 Limehouse Link tunnel as well as
1620-513: The Underworld song " Scribble " also features the A13, with the distinctive fencing on the side of the road clearly visible during the video. There is also the spoken word track called 'A13' featured on the album Without Judgement by Jah Wobble 's Invaders of the Heart, in which Wobble intones his deeper, satirical thoughts concerning the "hopeless highway of Essex" over the musical backing of
1680-570: The anchor stores of Marks & Spencer and Primark - Debenhams and House of Fraser were also anchor stores until their closures in May 2021 and January 2024 respectively), 50 cafes and restaurants, and a 26-acre (110,000 m) lake named Alexandra Lake with a PADI certified diving school complex. Lakeside has on average 500,000 visitors per week. It is currently open on weekdays from 10:00 to 21:00, and on Saturday from 09:00 to 21:00, and Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00. Intu have constantly rebuffed
1740-883: The 1960s and '70s, most town and city centres had seen the development of a major shopping precinct. Redditch , in Worcestershire , had the Kingfisher Shopping Centre ; Birmingham had the Bull Ring Centre ; Manchester , the Arndale Centre ; Newcastle , the Eldon Square Shopping Centre and Leeds , the Merrion Centre . Brent Cross , which opened in 1976, was the country's first out-of-town shopping centre. Construction of later out-of-town centres
1800-499: The 1980s, including the four-lane flyover above the M25, left incomplete for over 15 years. The Wennington to M25 section opened in late 1998. The next junction, the turn-off for Lakeside ( A126 ), has only west-facing slips, so there is no exit eastbound. It is then dual three lanes past the junction with the A1089 , the road into Tilbury , and loses its Trunk Road status to the latter. The A13 finally drops down to two lanes each way at
1860-613: The A13 between Poplar and Barking . To the east C3 joins the A13 at the junction with the A1020 /Leamouth Road. C3 runs eastbound, crossing the Bow Creek and Barking Creek and passing through Canning Town and Beckton en route . To the west, C3 ends at Greatfields Park , Barking, at the junction with Movers Lane/River Road. West from Canning Town, C3 crosses over the A1020/Leamouth Road, heading southbound along
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1920-579: The B1420 at a roundabout just south of the modern A13 (the actual original A13 (pre-1930s) followed London Road and Southend Road through Stanford and Corringham ). East of there, the B1420 meets the A13 at the A176 junction at Thurrock / Essex border and then the B1464 London Road continues the route south of Basildon, before meeting the newer road and the A130 at Sadlers Farm. The section of
1980-468: The Greater London border, were bypassed by the new-build Thames Gateway in 1999. The former route was redesignated A1306. The western end between Dagenham and Rainham is still dual, but a short section near Rainham was singled in recent years. Like Barking Road further west, the original section of New Road between Dagenham and Rainham dates from c. 1810 , and was dualled at roughly
2040-576: The M25 and A282 at Junction 31, heads past Lakeside and then ends at the A1012 near Grays . The route continues as the unclassified Lodge Lane before the latter becomes part of the A1013. The A1013 continues as far as Stanford-le-Hope, where the old A13 route merges with new at the A1014 junction. The eastern end of the erstwhile single-carriageway bypass is now a farm access, but can be shadowed on foot, meeting
2100-614: The United Kingdom In the United Kingdom , an out-of-town shopping centre is an enclosed shopping centre located outside of a town centre . The impact of out-of-town shopping centres in the United Kingdom is studied in the context of urban planning, town centre redevelopment, the retail industry and even public health and gender divides. Due to its significance for these issues, it has been included in
2160-618: The activities of management including centre manager Richard Belt, shopkeepers and staff of the shopping centre. The fractious working relationship between Essex FM's breakfast show DJ Martin Day and his boss Paul Chantler also featured. The theme music was by Simon May . A new series, Return to Lakesiders , was filmed by the BBC in 2007 and was broadcast on BBC Two 18–22 August 2008. [REDACTED] Media related to Lakeside Shopping Centre at Wikimedia Commons Out-of-town shopping centres in
2220-494: The centre along with Braehead, Victoria Centre and Intu Watford. The transfer from Intu to Intu SGS is expected to take place by the end of 2020, and will involve Global Mutual becoming asset manager of the centres and Savills serving as property manager. The centre has a direct link to Chafford Hundred railway station where c2c trains run to London Fenchurch Street via Upminster and West Ham or east towards Southend Central via Grays and Stanford-le-Hope . The centre
2280-464: The centre's food court in July 2010. Taco Bell re-entered the UK market in June 2010 with the opening of its first stores at intu Lakeside. On 8 December 2012, US fashion giant Forever 21 opened a 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m) flagship store at intu Lakeside, in a three-floor unit. In July 2016 this store closed down, with H&M moving in to the store in December 2016. Intu Lakeside
2340-470: The dual carriageway section through Newham is Newham Way , while through Barking it is Alfreds Way , both comprising the East Ham & Barking Bypass , and originally dualled by the 1960s. This section is structurally sound and built to high standards, but was subject to a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed limit. Prior to grade-separation, the speed limit was 50 mph (80 km/h). Works involved inserting new underpasses at Prince Regent and Movers Lane,
2400-554: The entire A13 section inside Greater London, while the Highways Agency have responsibility for the remaining Trunk Road section between Wennington and the A1089 junction near Tilbury. From there until Sadlers Hall Farm, the A13 is a primary route and is maintained by Essex County Council , as is the non-primary section through Castle Point , although the sections through Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock are managed by their respective unitary authorities . Cycleway 3 (C3) runs along
2460-567: The junction with the A11 at what used to be the Aldgate one way system in east London and heads eastwards through the boroughs of Tower Hamlets , Newham , Barking & Dagenham and Havering before reaching the Greater London boundary. At the central London end, Commercial Road and East India Dock Road form one of two main arteries through the historic East End (the other being
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2520-486: The much older Ripple Road , with its last at-grade junction at Renwick Road , while the all-new grade-separated section east of the Goresbrook Interchange at Dagenham is termed the Thames Gateway , completed in 1999. This is notable for the award-winning viaduct over Fords works, opening in late 1999, and the causeway over Rainham and Wennington Marshes, the latter structure causing some delay to
2580-762: The nearby A128 junction. It is dual for another 9 miles (14 km), bypassing Stanford-le-Hope and Basildon before it reaches the Sadlers Hall Farm (or Sadlers Farm) roundabout . Here the road meets the A130 and loses its dual and Primary Route status. The main route into Southend is now the A127 Southend Arterial Road , accessible via the A130. Improvements to the A13/ A130 Sadlers Farm Junction were first given government approval in July 2006 following
2640-456: The pavement until a junction with Sorrel Lane, where it turns right. It is signposted from Sorrel Lane and runs unbroken to Tower Hill in the City and Lancaster Gate , Hyde Park . For the entirety of its route, C3 runs adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the A13 (to the south of the road) as a two-way bike freeway . The route is segregated from other traffic, except at some junctions. It
2700-479: The project due to necessary studies on its environmental impact, although this section opened first, in mid-1997. The contract also included the Wennington to M25 motorway section (see below). It has National Speed Limit from just east of Goresbrook Interchange. London Bus routes 173 and 287 are the only routes to use the A13 here, between Ripple Road and Goresbrook. In 2005, Havering Council commissioned
2760-454: The red car park were added as recently as October 2019. The shopping centre, in addition to the retail parks, forms one of the largest shopping areas in a single location within Europe , with almost 2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m) of retail space on a site of 200 acres (0.81 km). The community of Chafford Hundred has grown to the east of the centre since its opening. Its main rival
2820-530: The road changes character dramatically, becoming a dual three-lane expressway . This grade-separated route continues all the way to the Greater London Boundary. Notable junctions include Canning Town , and the A406 junction near Beckton , as well as the single carriageway Lodge Avenue flyover near Barking, where the old A13 route ( Ripple Road ) merges with the new. Grade-separated in 2002–2004,
2880-413: The route between the M25 and Sadlers Farm was by-passed or dualled in several stages between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, with Wennington to M25 opening in 1998 (see above). In Southend, the short dual carriageway Queensway bypasses the original route through the town centre, and while much of this is pedestrianised, it can be followed on foot. East of the town centre, Shoebury Road was bypassed by
2940-429: The rumours that circulate online about the presence of 3 "golden parking spaces"; apparently if you manage to find and park on one of these you get a free day's shopping, and half price coffee at all the food outlets. The centre's car parks have capacity for 11,857 cars. Following Intu Properties plc entering administration in June 2020, a subsidiary of the company called Intu SGS received funding to take full control of
3000-660: The same time as the East & Ham and Barking Bypass . New Road east of Rainham is much newer, and dates from the 1920s. It is and was single all the way towards the border at Wennington , consequently suffering congestion, especially after Lakeside Shopping Centre opened in 1990. The eastern half of New Road originates from 1924, and continues past Wennington as the A1306 Arterial Road , completed in 1925, bypassing Purfleet (the project including that town's now unclassified "bypass"). It subsequently intersects with
3060-399: The scheme was approved. "The people of Thurrock have been calling for this for more than a decade, now at last the money is in sight and we can start to get things moving." The original estimated cost of the scheme was given at £4 million in the 2001–2006 Local Transport Plan and increased to £4.9 million in the 2006–2011 update. "The government is recognising that a further £80 million more
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#17327732747103120-418: The school exam curriculum in geography. There are only about sixteen out-of-town enclosed shopping centres (including outlet centres) in the United Kingdom (as opposed to open air retail parks , which do not count as shopping centres in British English , even though they do in American English ). Under current policy, no more will be built. All other British shopping centres are in town and city centres. In
3180-415: The single-carriageway Bournes Green Chase , just a few yards to the north, linking Southchurch with Shoeburyness . Finally, the terminus of the A13 has been truncated, the road formerly ending on Shoeburyness High Street at the railway station . In the 1960s, a route along the lines of the A13 was planned to take traffic to a new airport located at Maplin Sands near Southend. Only preliminary planning
3240-474: The surrounding Thurrock area and First Essex 's route 100 to Basildon . Route X80 operated by Ensignbus provides a link to Bluewater across the Dartford Crossing . To ensure the centre maintains its competition with the newer (and what is perceived by some as more 'upmarket') Bluewater shopping centre , which lies just over the Thames in Greenhithe , Lakeside had a £30 million refurbishment in 2004. This included new Italian porcelain flooring, new lighting,
3300-434: Was announced that Marks and Spencer would relocate from their longstanding position in the centre of the mall to take over the premises vacated a year earlier by the closure of Debenhams. On 20 October 2023 it was announced that the House of Fraser store would be closing on 30 December 2023. Next will be relocating to this unit in Spring 2025. In 1998, Lakesiders was a BBC docusoap narrated by Pauline Quirke following
3360-412: Was built on the surplus land belonging to the Manchester Ship Canal . In the case of the White Rose Centre in Leeds , it was not due to industrial downfall that it was built, but high retail space prices in the city centre and available contaminated land, close to local motorways , of the right size, and unsuitable for house building. Had the Morley sewage works not come available it is unlikely such
3420-554: Was carried out for the road (which may have been designated a motorway ) before the proposals for the airport were dropped in favour of expanding Stansted Airport ). The route would have followed a similar route to the current A13 through Barking and Dagenham to Rainham before heading north-east towards South Ockendon then east towards Basildon. It would have continued eastwards between Basildon and Stanford-le-Hope before passing north of Canvey Island and south of Hadleigh, Leigh-on-Sea. The last section of road would have been constructed in
3480-448: Was facilitated by removal of regulations under the Thatcher government . In some cases such as Meadowhall in Sheffield (opened in 1990), they were built because of available land and labour due to the demise of the steel industry in the area. Similarly, the Metro Centre in Gateshead , Tyneside opened in the mid 1980s and was built on former swamp lands on the banks of the River Tyne . The Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester
3540-464: Was granted permission in 2012 to extend to include 30-40 new stores, a new footbridge across the Alexandra Lake to the Lakeside Retail Park, a new leisure area, a new 80 bed Travelodge hotel overlooking the river and a brand new transport hub where the current railway station bridge is to allow easier interchange. The new 225,000 sq ft leisure area was completed in early 2019 and will include a Nickelodeon -branded entertainment centre. In spring 2022 it
3600-400: Was opened in 2012. The A13 continues east of Sadlers Farm as mostly single-carriageway through Thundersley , Hadleigh , Leigh-on-Sea and Westcliff , before reaching the seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea . This is the last major town on the route, but it continues eastwards, including brief dual sections ( London Road , Hadleigh, Queensway round the town centre, with its roundabouts with
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