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Then there were two... new images show scale of Anglia Square demolition

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17.08.2026

Aerial images show Sovereign House and Gildengate House are the last large buildings standing at Anglia Square.

Very few buildings remain at the site as rubble is cleared (Image: Mike Page)

Sovereign House was built for Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the late 1960s, before the cinema and multi-storey car park followed in 1970, signifying the start of Anglia Square. 

The former shopping centre is being bulldozed to make way for 1,100 homes as part of a £350 million scheme which aims to regenerate the area.

It is one of the city's most significant........

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