Virtual Tour - Queensmead House / Queensmead shopping centre

You've made it to Queensmead, part of the shopping centre which was built in the 1950s and 60s, replacing the former Queensmead and Kingsmead houses which stood on this land. In June 2007, after years of delay, the redevelopment of the town centre finally began with the demolition of Queensmead to make way for commercial redevelopment. Where to now? To the North is Elm Grove Road, the former RAE railway, Victoria Road Chapel and the busy Victoria Road joining Cove with the centre of Farnborough. To the South is the equally busy Farnborough Road running from one end of the town to the other, with the former sites of Pinehurst Corner, Pinehurst Barracks, Castleden Hall and Belgrave House School nearby to the South. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right.  Take a look at images 2 and 4; and 7 and 14 for authentic 'now and then' comparisons. Queensmead redevelopment Why not also view our archive of Queensmead's redevelopment as the old centre disappears and the new one grows. Click on an image to see how Queensmead has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images). 1. 1965 2. 1965 3. 1965 4. 1965 5. 1965 6. 1965 7. 1973 8. 2007 9. 2007 10. 2007 11. 2007 12. 2007 13. 2007 14. 2007 15. 2007 16. 2007 17. 2007 18. 2007 19. 2007 Click on an image to begin the tour. Images and thumbnails 1-6 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Click on the date to purchase a copy directly from the Francis Frith Collection. Email this page to a friend or social bookmark and share it with: Read about social bookmarking on wikipedia Powered by Bookmarkz [Note: you must register with the sites above in order to use them]

Where to next? Make a selection Belgrave House Castleden Hall Elm Grove Road Farnborough Road Hillside Convent Pinehurst barracks Pinehurst Corner Piper's Patch RAE RAE Assembly hall Old RAE entrance RAE railway Victoria Road Victoria Road Chapel Tour Quick jump Make a selection Cove Farnborough Park Farnborough Street North Camp North Farnborough Rafborough South Farnborough West Heath Add to this page Have you got a photograph of this part of Farnborough that you'd like to share and see appear here? Maybe you've got a memory of relating to this part of town? Why not share with it everyone by submitting it to the Historic Farnborough site.

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