Charter Place is effectively F-shaped with entrances to the two arms on the northeast side of the High Street and the spine extending to the northwest. This facility is built on two levels, with the arms of the upper level being shorter than those of the lower.
In this guide, we describe the lower level, following the outside of the "F" then the island between the arms. The upper level will be described sequentially, as the arms of the "F" aren't significant features at this level.
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The Lower Level, Outer The Lower Level, Inner The Upper Level |
As we've progressed northwest from the Harlequin Centre, we'll proceed anti-clockwise around Charter Place, so as to move northwest along the spine.
| HSBC, on the corner of the High Street |
There's a post to your left, about two metres away from the wall, in front of
you is the memorial stone of the incorporation of Watford Borough, this blocks
your way, move left around this.
Note, there are several pillars in this area.
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Seat Bin Seat Post, about two metres from the wall blank wall angles into a recess fire hydrant blank door wall angles out again 2 blank doors BHS, main entrance in Harlequin, two sets of double doors blank wall entrance to BHS, double door, three sets of double doors and double door Specsavers, opticians Lunn Poly, travel agents Sony, entrance both here and in Harlequin Entrance to Harlequin Centre, Lower Northeast Passage |
There are pillars and bins in the recess to the entrance.
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Allders Top Shop and Top Man, clothes, pillar in the centre of the entrance recess |
The northwest arm of Charter Place leaves opposite Top Shop.
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Argos 3 lifts |
There's a call button between the first and second, then between the second and third lift, on a rectangular steel plate. Inside the lifts, the buttons are on the door side to your left. The buttons to the car park have raised numbers, whilst the upper level of Charter Place is M1 and the lower level M. To your right, as you enter, is a single alarm/intercom button.
Beyond the lifts, the wall juts out
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bin Watford Market, 3 large entrances separated by blank wall passage leading northeast towards Beechen Grove |
The northwest end of the spine of Charter Place has six steps, in three sections divided by rails, to the northeast of a ramp leading to Woolworths.
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blank wall to seat bin 2 entrances to Watford Market |
The market is open Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7 am to 6 pm.
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wall with fire hydrant entrance to YMCA pillar jutting out walkway to bike park tiled stall pillar gents toilets blank wall baby changing room blank wall disabled persons toilet blank wall ladies toilets pillar tiled stall walkway to car park pillar blank wall pillar blank wall entrance to car park staircase up, northeast |
| Goldsmiths, on the corner of the High Street |
The corner is cut off at an angle, there's a pillar where the true corner is.
| JJB Sports, main entrance on High Street |
The wall veers left to become the West Side
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QS, clothes wall retreats west Etam Hi-Fi City |
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The Orange Shop, mobiles Claire's Accessories Warren James, jewellers |
The wall veers left again to become the Southeast Side (of the Northwest Arm)
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Network News, news agent double blank door Art, picture gallery All-Sports, entrances in Charter Place and High Street |
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Burger King, entrances in Charter Place and High Street double blank door The Real Sports Shop wall retreats, to Watford Women's Centre Creche |
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windows of the Women's Centre The Potato Oven, Hansons of Watford, opposite the lifts Wenzel's The Bakers passage leading to rear of Bon Marche Timpson, key cutting etc. passage to rear of Bon Marche, surrounds Timpson's Lifestyle of London, entrance in passage ramp to Woolworths going up northwest. |
A set of stairs is located in the middle of the southeast arm of Charter
Place between QS and BHS. Go up 12 then 12 steps, going southwest to the Upper
Level.
Note, you can walk underneath these stairs and beware the pillars around this space.
The upper level has a similar shape to the lower, but the arms are shorter.
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BHS, emergency exits from BHS, no entrance on this level La Brioche Doree, entrance here and in Harlequin Harlequin entrance doors, pillars and notice board in entrance recess |
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Allders Top Shop, Top Man Carpenter's Cargo Home Shop Lifts steps up, northwest to car park |
Avoiding the stairs, you can walk underneath these steps from the northwest.
Continuing northwest
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blank door Yummy, Chinese restaurant entrance to Watford Market blank wall bin seat entrance to YMCA blank door stairs up northeast to car park pillar jutting out beyond stair well rail on right to end |
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Watford Women's Centre Woolworths blank door in west corner |
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emergency exits from Lifestyle of London railings Andrea of Wembly, beauty and hair Olan Mills, photography Styleast, men's clothes |
We're now above the northwest arm, on the northwest side going southwest
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entrance to Styleast wall juts out |
| blank wall |
| entrance to The Real Sports Shop |
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rail across stairs leading up to a flat |
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Browns & Co, clothes vacant Kids Styleast, clothes, closing |
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Kids Styleast Artique, art gallery |
| Harvey Johns The Toy Shop |
| blank wall |
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| blank to end rail |
| rail, opposite stairs from lower level |
In front of the Harlequin entrance is a seating area consisting of two round flower beds surrounded by seats, between these seats are children's play areas. This whole feature is surrounded by tactile flooring. To the northwest of this, opposite the entrance to Top Shop and Top Man are escalators to level 1, the up escalator is to your left, there are stairs between these escalators. These go up at an angle to the shop fronts, going up west.
The escalator from the lower level brings you opposite the corner of The Real Sports Shop.
There are steps between these escalators, you go up 12 then 11.