Havens (department store)

Havens department store is a Grade II Listed building based in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex and is the only remaining independent department store based in the borough of Southend-on-Sea.

Havens was opened in 1901 by Rawdon Havens as a specialist retailers of China Tableware and Crystal Glass in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff.

The current store was opened in 1935 and was listed as Grade II in 2016.

The store is still run by the Havens family.

In May 2017, Nigel Haven announced that the store would be closing and moving to an online retailer only.