Editing Epsom (section)

===The Ashley Centre===
Construction of [[The Ashley Centre]] was proposed in the late 1970s, following concerns that the [[retail]] sector of the local economy was in decline.<ref name=Abdy_2001_pp92-93>{{harvnb|Abdy|2001|pp=92–93}}</ref> The [[shopping center|shopping centre]] was designed by [[RHWL|Humphrey Wood]] and the building makes extensive use of steel, glass and marble. A [[multistorey car park]] and an office block were included in the scheme, in addition to {{cvt|23000|m2|ft2}} of retail space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Elizabeth |date=15 November 1983 |title=Scheming to keep the High Street's old charm |work=The Daily Telegraph |page=15 |issue=39941 |location=London}}</ref> The centre was opened by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] on 24 October 1984<ref name=Abdy_2001_pp92-93/> and is named after the adjacent Ashley Road.<ref name=Brooks_2019>{{cite web |url=https://eehe.org.uk/?p=29572 |title=Ashley Centre |last1=Brooks |first1=David |date=21 May 2019 |publisher=Epsom and Ewell History Explorer |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202202244/https://eehe.org.uk/?p=29572 |url-status=live}}</ref>