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Team Valley

Team Valley in England North East, United Kingdom.

Queensway North, Team Valley Trading Estate - geograph.org.uk - 1806242

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Team Valley 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

Team Valley is a trading estate in Gateshead, north-east England. It is home to the Retail World retail park, with many large, international companies based in the area's trading estate. In 2017, there were approximately 700 companies on the estate, employing approximately 20,000 people. The residential area known as the Teams is adjacent to Dunston.

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Background

History

In the 1930s, the Government decided to spend nearly £2 million on this part of Gateshead, establishing the Team Valley Trading Estate as a well-planned industrial environment. The architect in charge was William Holford, with Hugh Beaver as chief engineer. It included a central headquarters, now used by English Partnerships, a bank, post office, and some modestly scaled industrial buildings, as well as some smaller industrial units for start-up ventures. The construction, which was undertaken by Wimpey Construction, took several years, and was completed in 1938. The estate was officially opened by King George VI on 22 February 1939. However, following the closure of the mines in the area,…

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Coordinates
54.9323, -1.6189

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Where is Team Valley?
Team Valley is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9323°, -1.6189°.