A number of existing old buildings in Uxbridge High Street were restored and incorporated into the new shopping centre, which was designed with the intention of it blending into its surroundings.

[7] During the planning for The Chimes, developers with encouragement from the London Borough of Hillingdon sought instead to avoid such a move by retaining many of the original old buildings in the High Street.

[2] A statue, named "Anticipation", featuring a woman, child and dog was unveiled near the front entrance of the centre on 25 June 2002 by Elizabeth II and the Prince Philip.

[13] In June 2014, Intu Properties sold an 80% majority stake in the centre to the Malaysian pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan for £175 million.

Stores in the centre include Lidl, Accessorize, ALDO, Boots, River Island, Sunglass Hut, Superdry, Skechers, Ernest Jones, Pandora, ToyTown, Next, Next Home, Decathlon, JD Sports and Clintons.

The Chimes was used to film scenes for the Channel 4 television comedy The Inbetweeners, offering itself as a shooting location on just three days' notice after another shopping centre withdrew.