Gardens · North East England
intu Eldon Square
Also known as: Ionad siopadóireachta Cearnóg Eldon
intu Eldon Square in England North East, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
intu Eldon Square 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
Eldon Square (stylised as ELDON SQ.) is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1976 on the site of Old Eldon Square, a famous part of Georgian Newcastle designed by John Dobson in 1824. The centre was initially the largest indoor shopping centre in the United Kingdom. The shopping centre spans an area that was historically significant, including the Nunn's Garden and various wards named after the town's defensive towers. The redevelopment in the mid-1970s, which left only the eastern terrace of Old Eldon Square standing, has been criticized for its architectural impact. Eldon Square has undergone several redevelopments over the years, including the addition of new malls such as St Andrew's Way, and dining areas in Grey's Quarter. Notable stores within the centre include John Lewis, Next, and the flagship Fenwick department store. The centre was called Intu Eldon Square from 2013 until 2020.
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Background
History
entrance to Eldon Square, now redeveloped.]] During the 1960s, the leader of the city council, T. Dan Smith, set the groundwork for a new shopping centre. He intended to use the famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen; however this fell through. Old Eldon Square was nonetheless controversially redeveloped in the mid 1970s, with Christopher Booker writing in 1978 that it was "perhaps the greatest single example of architectural vandalism in Britain since the war. Until ten years ago this most handsome piece of old Newcastle, with its blackened, post-classical frontages survived intact. Today only one side remains, the rest dominated by the astonishingly brutal shopping centre put up by Capital…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9753, -1.6150
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- Established
- 1977
- Official site
- eldonsquare.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5354063 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Eldon Square Shopping Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is intu Eldon Square?
- intu Eldon Square is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was intu Eldon Square built?
- Built or established in 1977.
- Who owns intu Eldon Square?
- intu Eldon Square is owned by {{ubl|XPE Group plc (60%)|Newcastle City Council (40%)}}.