Historic shopping arcades · North East England
Central Arcade
Central Arcade in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Central Arcade is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Central Arcade is a small shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building is an Edwardian shopping arcade built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is in the Central Exchange building, which was built by Richard Grainger in 1836–38 to the designs of John Wardle and George Walker. The Central Arcade is Grade II* listed. The Central Exchange is a triangular building which was intended to be a corn exchange but became a subscription newsroom. In 1870 the Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts converted the newsroom into an art gallery, concert hall and theatre. This was replaced by a Vaudeville theatre in 1897, but in 1901 the interior was destroyed by fire, after which the current Central Arcade was built within the walls of the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9731, -1.6133
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Opening
- Fr[1] 09:00-14:30
Sources
- wikidata: Q5060340 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Central Arcade?
- Central Arcade is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9731°, -1.6133°.
- What are the opening hours for Central Arcade?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Fr[1] 09:00-14:30. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.