New Malden High Street
New Malden High Street is a 1 km-long[1] high street in New Malden, the centre of the suburb that grew up around New Malden railway station in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, now part of south west London. The street runs in a straight line between a Shell petrol station and a Premier convenience store at either end.[1]
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New Malden contains a variety of high street shops. It contains many Korean shops and restaurants, due to New Malden having the largest population of South Koreans in Europe.[2] Despite this, Mace, a department store specialising in authentic English goods, is a frequent tourist destination for Korean businesspeople when the pound is strong.[2] Tudor Williams Ltd, established in 1913, is a family run department store in the High Street. The company also has shops in Cobham and Dorking and expanded by acquiring department stores Elphicks of Farnham in October 2004, and Knights of Reigate in September 2006.[3] In terms of supermarkets, Waitrose opened their 131st branch in New Malden High Street,[4] Iceland has a branch on the street[5] and an old branch of Somerfield was in 2009 converted into a large branch of the Co-operative Food.[6]
Fountain
At the end of the high street there is a roundabout known as the Fountain Roundabout because it has a fountain which was originally used for drinking water by horses.[7] The Fountain Roundabout has The Fountain Public House on one corner, and The Watchman Public House on another. From the roundabout are four exits: one to the high street, one to Kingston upon Thames, one towards Cheam and Sutton, and one towards Raynes Park and Wimbledon; the latter two crossing the main London to Portsmouth Road (A3 road).[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Premier Stores to Coombe Filling Station". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Doing business in London's Little Korea". BBC. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Tudor Williams". Tudor Williams. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Waitrose New Malden". Waitrose. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Find an Iceland Store". Iceland. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "New Co-op brings hope of New Malden High Street revival". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "New Malden". Surreycraftfairs.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2013.