Lewisham Shopping

Lewisham Shopping Centre northern entrance on Molesworth Street
Location	Lewisham, England
Coordinates	51°27′43″N 0°00′43″W / 51.462°N 0.012°W / 51.462; -0.012
Opening date	1977; 47 years ago (1977)[1]
Management	Landsec
No. of stores and services	70
No. of anchor tenants	5
Total retail floor area	330,000 sq ft (31,000 m2)
No. of floors	1 (2-3 within some stores)
Parking	800 spaces
Website	https://lewishamshopping.co.uk/

Lewisham Shopping Centre, formerly Riverdale Centre, is a shopping mall located in Lewisham, London, England. The centre is the major shopping centre in the London Borough of Lewisham. Also part of the complex is the Lewisham House office tower, formerly occupied by Citibank.^[2] There are proposals to convert this building to flats.^[3]

The centre is located in Lewisham town centre and was built over the former streets Rhyme Road and Romer Avenue.^[4] The official address is on Molesworth Street (a dual carriageway section of the A21). The car park is located on the upper levels. Facilities at the centre include public toilets with baby changing, photobooths and ATMs. The Migration Museum is based in the centre.^[5]

Since the Docklands Light Railway extension from Island Gardens reached Lewisham the centre experienced an increase in customers.^{[citation needed]}

Stores

The largest stores in the centre are Sainsbury's, Marks and Spencer, H&M and Argos.

The Model Market is a street food market at the south end of the site, which opens in the summer months.

Redevelopment

In September 2022, Landsec, the owner of the shopping centre announced their intentions in redeveloping the site with plans including new homes, new community spaces and a new high street.

In November 2023, initial proposals for the redevelopment were revealed with Studio Egret West chosen as the main architect behind the project. Main elements of the redevelopment include:^[6]

• Over 1,700 new homes.
• New community spaces, a performance hub and event squares.
• A new green meadow park stretching through the middle of the site.

Landsec hopes to initiate work in early 2026 with an estimated completion of the whole project in the late 2030s.^[7][8]

Transport

• Docklands Light Railway - At Lewisham station, which is just a couple of minutes away. The DLR has services to Greenwich, Isle of Dogs (for Canary Wharf and the Docklands area), Stratford and the City.
• Southeastern - Train services to destinations including Central London, Dartford, and Kent.
• There are bus stops on both sides of the centre and Lewisham Bus station outside the train station, for services to Croydon, Bromley, Bexleyheath, and Woolwich.