Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1976 and was built on the site of Old Eldon Square, a famous part of Georgian Newcastle designed by John Dobson in about 1824. This redevelopment, which left only the eastern t…
Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1976 and was built on the site of Old Eldon Square, a famous part of Georgian Newcastle designed by John Dobson in about 1824. This redevelopment, which left only the eastern terrace standing, has been criticised, with one writer calling it "the greatest single example of architectural vandalism in Britain since the war".
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Owner: Intu Debenture plc (60%) · Newcastle City Council (40%) · APAM/MAPP (management)
Opening date: 4 March 1976
No. of stores and services: 150
No. of anchor tenants: 3 (Fenwick, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer)
Total retail floor area: 130,100 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft)
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