When was Eldon Square built?
When was Eldon Square built?
March 4, 1976
Eldon Square/Opened
Who built Eldon Square shopping centre?
History. Eldon Square was built as part of the 1825–40 reconstruction of Newcastle city centre. In 1824 John Dobson was commissioned by Richard Grainger to produce designs for Eldon Square. The design was for three terraces facing a central square, each terrace being of two and a half storeys.
When was Eldon Square demolished?
In the 1960s the west and north terraces around the square were demolished to be replaced by part of Eldon Square Shopping Centre which now dominates Old Eldon Square. Some renovation was completed in 2008 and the square now features new landscaping and ground level access to the shopping centre.
How many stores does Eldon Square have?
100 stores
Eldon Square is Newcastle’s oldest and most famous premium shopping centre which can be found in the heart of Newcastle city centre and is home to an impressive list of over 100 stores and over 25 restaurants, housed under one roof.
Who owned Eldon Square before INTU?
Eldon Square Shopping Centre
| Eldon Square’s main entrance on Northumberland Street | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54.9752°N 1.6151°WCoordinates:54.9752°N 1.6151°W |
| Opening date | 4 March 1976 |
| Owner | Intu Debenture plc (60%) Newcastle City Council (40%) APAM]/MAPP (management) |
| No. of stores and services | 150 |
When did bainbridges become John Lewis?
In 1952 an offer from the John Lewis Partnership was accepted and ownership transferred to John Lewis in the following year, although the store continued to operate under the Bainbridge brand alongside the words “A branch of the John Lewis Partnership”.
Who opened Eldon Square?
Eldon Square Shopping Centre
| Eldon Square’s main entrance on Northumberland Street | |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 4 March 1976 |
| Owner | Intu Debenture plc (60%) Newcastle City Council (40%) APAM]/MAPP (management) |
| No. of stores and services | 150 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (Fenwick, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer) |
Who owns the Metro Centre?
Cameron Hall
Metrocentre/Owners
When did Binns Newcastle close?
1996
Binns in Newcastle closed in 1996. The buildings were demolished (except the facades) and redeveloped.
What was John Lewis in Newcastle?
Bainbridge’s
Bainbridge’s was a major department store in Eldon Square in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The store, which is now branded as John Lewis Newcastle, moved to its current site in 1974, but the company dates back to 1838.
What is the history of Old Eldon Square?
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”.
When did the new Eldon Square bus station open?
The new Eldon Square bus station opened in March 2007, allowing the existing bus station to be converted into shops. The site of the former Green Market was used to make way for Eldon Square South, later known as St Andrew’s Way, a new mall with a Debenhams department store as the anchor tenant.
Is there a market in Eldon Garden?
Although separately owned and managed, there is an entrance to Eldon Garden’s main shopping arcade from Eldon Square. The Green Market, which was situated in the southern part of the centre, closed in January 2007 for relocation and the site was demolished later in the year along with a car park as part of redevelopment works.
What ever happened to Newcastle’s Eldon Square?
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.
