The Spires takes its name from a pair of steeples incorporated into its facade that were originally part of the High Barnet Methodist Church, the foundation stone for which was laid by Miss Wyburn of Hadley Manor in 1891.

Miss Wyburn also funded the first Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in the area which was "a good iron hut" in East Barnet opened in 1915.

The High Barnet church was opened in 1892 by the Reverend Dr Thomas Bowman Stephenson, founder of the National Children's Home.

In December 2015, Hunter Real Estate, who manage the centre on behalf of AIMCo, announced proposals for a £7 million scheme of improvements.

The church next to the shopping centre serves the 34, which provides links to Walthamstow Bus Station, Crooked Billet (South Chingford), Cooks Ferry, Meridian Water, Silver Street for North Middlesex Hospital, Great Cambridge Roundabout, Palmers Green Clockhouse, Arnos Grove, Whetstone and High Barnet.