Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. The well regarded 'county' department store began as a drapery shop, founded by Frank Bentall in 1867. It is now owned by the independent Fenwick group, together with one other Bentalls store, in Bracknell, Berkshire. The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... Kingston upon Thames, part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, is an ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned, and is now a lively suburb of London. ... Not to be confused with Surry. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Drapery refers to cloth or textiles (Latin drappus = cloth and Old French drap) or the trade of selling cloth. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Drawing of a self-service store. ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Fenwick (founded 1882, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an independent chain of department stores in the United Kingdom. ... Bracknell is a town in the Bracknell Forest borough of the English county of Berkshire. ... Berks redirects here. ...

In addition to the Kingston and Bracknell stores, Bentalls once operated stores in Ealing, Worthing, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Lakeside and Bristol. The Bournemouth based J E Beale group acquired the lease to three of these sites, in 2002, where the department stores continue to trade under the Beales name. Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Worthing is the largest town and a local government district in West Sussex, England. ... Statistics Population: 45,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ585395 Administration District: Tunbridge Wells Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office... Statistics Population: 31,600 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ591468 Administration District: Tonbridge & Malling Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone... Lakeside Shopping Centre exterior The Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping mall located in West Thurrock in the borough of Thurrock, just beyond the eastern boundary of Greater London. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. ... J E Beale is a department store group based in Bournemouth, Dorset, England; operating 11 department stores in the UK. The flagship store is Beales in Bournemouth. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The Bentalls department store lends its name to The Bentall Centre (shopping centre) in Kingston upon Thames in which the principal Bentalls outlet is now located. The store previously occupied buildings covering the entire site of the development. For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

The Bentall Centre, Kingston upon Thames

History and development

In 1987, construction began on creating a new Bentalls department store and shopping centre. This new development was to include a six level department store and a four level adjoining shopping centre including over 100 retail units. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The development took five years to complete and was built in two phases, allowing the existing department store to trade throughout the development period. The new shopping centre was opened in November 1992 by Edward Bentall (descendant of Frank Bentall) and Nick Price from Norwich Union. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... Norwich Union is an insurance company in the UK. It is the biggest life-insurer in the UK, and has a strong position in motor insurance. ...

Unique features

The shopping centre's atrium ceiling is higher than the nave of Westminster Abbey or the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. The original department store's façade, built in the 1930s to a design by architect Maurice Webb (son of Sir Aston Webb) and inspired by Wren's design for Hampton Court, was retained. The Abbeys western façade The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west... This article is about the cathedral church of the diocese of London. ... Maurice Everett Webb (1880-1939) was an English architect of the early 20th century, who started his architectural career working for his famous architect father, Sir Aston Webb, the practice trading as Sir Aston Webb and Son for some years. ... Sir Aston Webb, portrait by Solomon Joseph Solomon, ca 1906 Sir Aston Webb (May 22, 1849 - August 21, 1930) was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. ... Genera Donacobius Campylorhynchus Odontorchilus Salpinctes Catherpes Hylorchilus Cinnycerthia Thryomanes Ferminia Troglodytes Cistothorus Uropsila Thryorchilus Thryothorus Henicorhina Microcerculus Cyphorhinus Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Stamp FR 345 of Postverk Føroya, Faroe Islands Issued: 22 February 1999 Artist: Astrid Andreasen The true wrens are members of a mainly New World passerine bird family... The clock tower straddles the entrance between the inner and outer courts Hampton Court Palace is a former royal place on the north bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames about 12 miles (19 km) southwest and upstream of Central London, nowadays open to...

Another significant feature of the centre is an escalator which travels from the ground to the second floor. It is the largest single truss escalator in the world with only a top and bottom support. Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ...

When opened, a statue of Leonard Bentall by William Reid Dick was placed on the top floor looking down across the whole centre. However when Fenwick bought the department store, they moved it into the department store as they believed it affected the sight lines into the store. Bentalls is a department store in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England. ... Sir William Reid Dick (1879 - 1961) was a Scottish sculptor. ...

The Bentall Centre was also the first shopping centre in the UK to adopt a "no smoking" policy throughout.

Retail units

In January 2005, the shops and restaurants occupying The Bentall Centre included:

• All:sports
• Athena
• Austin Reed
• Baby Gap
• Baron jon
• Bay Trading
• Bear Factory
• Bentalls
• Boots
• British Airways Travel Shop
• Cadenza
• Café Giardino
• Caffè Nero
• Claire's Accessories
• Clinton Cards
• Costa Coffee
• Crabtree & Evelyn
• David Cludlow
• Dune
• Early Learning Centre
• Faith
• Fraser Hart
• Game
• Gap Kids
• HMV
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
• La Senza
• Lego
• McDonalds
• Millie's Cookies
• mk one
• Mothercare
• Muji
• Natural World
• NatWest
• New Look
• O2
• Paperchase
• Phones4U
• Republic LTD
• Silverscreen
• Sofa Workshop
• Sole Trader
• Sony Centre Connect
• Starbucks
• Suits You
• Supercuts
• Swarovski
• Talbots
• The Disney Store
• The Link
• The London Bedding Company
• The Officers Club
• The Orange Shop
• The Pier
• Tie Rack
• Vision Express
• W H Smith
• Waterstone's
• Whittard of Chelsea
• Zara

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External links

• Bentall Centre
• Bentalls Department Stores
• Fenwick Department Stores