It was demolished in 2008 and a bright, shining new store was built in its place. These pictures from our archives show the process, the grand opening of the huge Tesco Extra on December 1 2008, and a visit by Gordon Brown, who was prime minister at the time, during his election campaign.
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Petrol station tanks being delivered to the new Tesco Extra site in St Leonards on 4/1/08 SUS-210322-122933001 Photo: Hastings
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Petrol station tanks being delivered to the new Tesco Extra site in St Leonards on 4/1/08 SUS-210322-122943001 Photo: Hastings
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Tesco Extra in St Leonards opening on 1/12/08 SUS-210322-122954001 Photo: Hastings
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Tesco Extra in St Leonards opening on 1/12/08 Michael Foster, who was the MP for Hastings & Rye at the time, is pictured at the opening. SUS-210322-123129001 Photo: Hastings