Southside Wandsworth

Southside Wandsworth is a shopping centre in Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth, London, England. When it was built it was the largest indoor shopping centre in Europe and is currently the fifth largest indoor shopping centre in the capital after Westfield Stratford, Westfield London, the Whitgift Centre and Brent Cross. OverviewSouthside opened in 1971 as the Wandsworth Arndale Centre, and was the largest of the UK-wide chain of Arndale Centres with 110 shops. It occupies much of the town centre of Wandsworth, with five blocks of apartments, and the River Wandle running in a culvert underneath. It initially included a mix of shops, offices and restaurants, as well as a market traders hall, although the latter has since been redeveloped. At one point it also housed a large nightclub, which closed in 2002. The centre suffered a notable decline in the 1980s and 1990s and gained a reputation as a 'value' oriented centre, before being extensively renovated and relaunched in 2004 with a significantly improved mix of shops relevant to all households in the catchment area. The shopping centre is anchored by a Waitrose supermarket, large TK Maxx and a new 81880sqft Debenhams. The upper mall contains a food plaza containing an Ed's Easy Diner, Ekachai, Frankie & Benny's, KFC, McDonald's, Nandos and Prezzo as well a 14-screen Cineworld cinema. Two gyms also reside in the centre with a Virgin Active at the Wandsworth High Street end of the shopping centre and an easyGym on Garratt Lane. Since August 2016, the Virgin Active has been taken over by Nuffield Health gyms.

Southside Wandsworth is a shopping centre in Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth, London, England. When it was built it was the largest indoor shopping centre in Europe and is currently the fifth largest indoor shopping centre in the capital after Westfield Stratford, Westfield London, the Whitgift Centre and Brent Cross. OverviewSouthside opened in 1971 as the Wandsworth Arndale Centre, and was the largest of the UK-wide chain of Arndale Centres with 110 shops. It occupies much of the town centre of Wandsworth, with five blocks of apartments, and the River Wandle running in a culvert underneath. It initially included a mix of shops, offices and restaurants, as well as a market traders hall, although the latter has since been redeveloped. At one point it also housed a large nightclub, which closed in 2002. The centre suffered a notable decline in the 1980s and 1990s and gained a reputation as a 'value' oriented centre, before being extensively renovated and relaunched in 2004 with a significantly improved mix of shops relevant to all households in the catchment area. The shopping centre is anchored by a Waitrose supermarket, large TK Maxx and a new 81880sqft Debenhams. The upper mall contains a food plaza containing an Ed's Easy Diner, Ekachai, Frankie & Benny's, KFC, McDonald's, Nandos and Prezzo as well a 14-screen Cineworld cinema. Two gyms also reside in the centre with a Virgin Active at the Wandsworth High Street end of the shopping centre and an easyGym on Garratt Lane. Since August 2016, the Virgin Active has been taken over by Nuffield Health gyms.