Private company

Havens

Former department store in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

Havens department store is a Grade II listed building based in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Until its closure in 2017, Havens was the only remaining independent department store based in the borough of Southend-on-Sea after the closure of Keddies.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1
  • HeadquartersWestcliff-on-Sea1
The Bond Street of the East Coast (geograph 4610441)
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Havens department store is a Grade II listed building based in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Until its closure in 2017, Havens was the only remaining independent department store based in the borough of Southend-on-Sea after the closure of Keddies.2

Timeline

  1. 1901Founded Founded1

Sources

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