Howard Centre
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The Howard Centre is a shopping centre in Welwyn Garden City
. It is named after Sir
Ebenezer Howard
, founder of the Garden City movement. It was built by Tarmac Construction and opened in October 1990. It provides 240000 sq ft (22,296.7 m²). of space on two levels: anchor tenants include Marks & Spencer
, Boots, W H Smith
, Next and Monsoon
.
The centre has direct access to Welwyn Garden City railway station
, with a ticket office in the centre itself, and is adjacent to the town's bus station. It is complemented by the much older John Lewis
store which is outside the centre but within a few minutes walk.
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
. It is named after Sir
Sir
Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ebenezer Howard
Ebenezer Howard
Sir Ebenezer Howard is known for his publication Garden Cities of To-morrow , the description of a utopian city in which people live harmoniously together with nature. The publication resulted in the founding of the garden city movement, that realized several Garden Cities in Great Britain at the...
, founder of the Garden City movement. It was built by Tarmac Construction and opened in October 1990. It provides 240000 sq ft (22,296.7 m²). of space on two levels: anchor tenants include Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
, Boots, W H Smith
W H Smith
WHSmith plc is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is best known for its chain of high street, railway station, airport, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, and entertainment products...
, Next and Monsoon
Monsoon Stores Ltd
Monsoon Accessorize is a design-led retailer based in London operating two international retail clothing chains - Monsoon and Accessorize.- History :...
.
The centre has direct access to Welwyn Garden City railway station
Welwyn Garden City railway station
Welwyn Garden City railway station serves the town of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The station is approximately north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Welwyn Garden City station is managed and served by First Capital Connect.-History:A station named Welwyn...
, with a ticket office in the centre itself, and is adjacent to the town's bus station. It is complemented by the much older John Lewis
John Lewis (department store)
-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...
store which is outside the centre but within a few minutes walk.