# Brewery

Romford, England · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-f3a123ae9d` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/romford-brewery/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3a123ae9d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3a123ae9d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-f3a123ae9d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | entertainment, retail | none |
| What is there now | a shopping and leisure centre | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 2001 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1993 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2001 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 20.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

Sainsbury's, Ster Century Cinemas

## Timeline

- 1993: Star Brewery permanently closed and was later demolished
- 1993: Closed
- 1999: Construction for The Brewery Shopping Centre began
- 2001: The Brewery Shopping Centre opened
- 2001: Opened
- 2001: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2005: Ster Century Cinemas replaced by Vue
- 2010: 25% stake in the complex was sold

## Deals and debt

- 2010 sale:  Prudential Property Investment Managers ← Henderson Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brewery_(shopping_centre)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Brewery is a shopping and leisure centre in Romford town centre, in the London Borough of Havering, England. It is located on the site of the former Star Brewery, and it opened in 2001. It is—along with The Liberty and The Mercury—one of the three main shopping centres in Romford.
In 2010, a 25% stake in the complex was sold by the Henderson Group to Prudential Property Investment Managers for £44.25m.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brewery_(shopping_centre)

## Sources

- The Brewery (shopping centre) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brewery_(shopping_centre)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Brewery, Romford, England." Record n-f3a123ae9d, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/romford-brewery/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_romfordbrewery,
  title = {Brewery, Romford, England},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/england/romford-brewery/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f3a123ae9d, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.