TQ8109 : Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
taken 15 years ago, near to Hastings, East Sussex, England
Built on the site of the Priory Meadow cricket ground, the Priory Meadow Shopping centre was opened in 1997 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
It is formed by a covered mall of shops and stalls, and an open square. The main building has five distinct round towers, four along Queens Road side.
In the centre is Queen's Square, with a statue of a batsman represents the site's history.
The Hastings Station Plaza is a new development built on the former site of the station goods yard, situated next to Hastings station.
The site includes a 22,000 sq ft University building (opened January 2010), NHS health centre (May 2010) and new apartments (awaiting construction).
NHS Hastings and Rother invested over £16 million in the construction of the Station Plaza Health Centre.