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Town Centre

Construction work on the Town Centre started in 1956, but the first phase was not completed until 1959.

The original town centre plan had a Danish theme, derived from its closeness to the Six Hills which earlier in the century had been thought to be the tombs of Danish warriors.

  • Aerial view of the town centre site
    Aerial view of the town centre site
    Can you recognise this layout of the town centre?
  • Bowes Lyon: Then and Now
    Bowes Lyon: Then and Now
    Bowes Lyon
  • Coffee Cabin
    Coffee Cabin
    Appeal for memories of the Coffee Cabin
  • Danestrete being constructed
    Danestrete being constructed
    Image of Danestrete
  • Locarno Ballroom and Mecca
    Locarno Ballroom and Mecca
  • Map of Stevenage Town Centre in 1958
    Map of Stevenage Town Centre in 1958
  • Preparing Town Gardens. 1959
    Preparing Town Gardens. 1959
  • Stevenage Central Library
    Stevenage Central Library
    As it was in 1961
  • Stevenage Clock Tower
    Stevenage Clock Tower
    A new monument for a new town
  • Stevenage Museum's Previous Site in 1975
    Stevenage Museum's Previous Site in 1975
  • Stevenage Photographed in the 60s
    Stevenage Photographed in the 60s
    Do these images spark any memories for you?
  • Stevenage Shops
    Stevenage Shops
    1946 - 2010
  • Stevenage Town Centre 1963
    Stevenage Town Centre 1963
    Photos taken from Southgate House (Vista Tower as at August 2022)
  • Stevenage Town Centre 1970
    Stevenage Town Centre 1970
    A panoramic view of the town centre
  • Stevenage Town Centre in the Late 1960's
    Stevenage Town Centre in the Late 1960's
    Photos of the Town Centre in the late 1960's
  • Stevenage Town Centre under construction in 1957
    Stevenage Town Centre under construction in 1957
  • Stevenage's Cycleways and Pedestrian Shopping Centre
    Stevenage's Cycleways and Pedestrian Shopping Centre
    An overseas reporter gets enthusiastic about Stevenage, 1966
  • The Telephone Exchange
    The Telephone Exchange
    About 1974 was when the small house-sized Telephone Exchange was replaced by a structure 100 feet high.  I took little ...
  • Town Square Dances in 1950s
    Town Square Dances in 1950s
    A gentleman recalled that in the late 1950s an outdoor evening dance was held regularly in the town square.
  • Westgate
    Westgate
    My favourite place by Chloe
  • Westgate
    Westgate
    My favourite place by Manpreet
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