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Metrocentre (previously styled as MetroCentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year. It has 210 shops, 63 restaurants, an Odeon cinema, a Clip n’ Climb, a bowling alley, a Namco Funscape, The Escapologist and Treetop Golf, occupying over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2) of retail floor space, making it one of the largest shopping centres in the UK. Additional retail space can be found in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and MetrOasis.
Metrocentre's construction was financed by the Church Commissioners of England, and was masterminded by Sir John Hall's company, Cameron Hall Developments. The ground upon which it is built was purchased for £100,000 in the early 1970s. Access to the development was facilitated by an urban development grant from the Department of the Environment, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
In early 1984, the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead helped to host an exhibition at a local hotel to draw attention to the proposed scheme. To the surprise of all involved, over 1,000 visitors, including the top retailers in the UK, Marks & Spencer, Burton, Boots, Sears, BHS, House of Fraser and Littlewoods came to the North East to view the exhibition and express their interest in the development. Suddenly, the Metrocentre became “flavor of the month” in retailing.
The first phase of the development, the Red Mall, was opened in April 1986. At the time, it featured a large Carrefour supermarket, which later became a Gateway, and subsequently Asda. Metrocentre also featured the first out-of-town branch of Marks & Spencer. The Green Mall opened as part of Phase 2 on 14 October, with the Blue and Yellow Malls following in Phase 3 in 1987. A UCI cinema also opened in Phase 3.
In August 1987 the MetroCentre railway station, which is connected to the centre via a covered footbridge, was opened by British Rail.
1988 saw Metroland and the Yellow Mall open to the public. A Roman Forum-themed area also opened, and by 1989, a Mediterranean Village-themed area, a GX Superbowl bowling alley, a 350 bay Coach Park and the entire mall opened.
By 1990, Phase 4 and the A1 Western Bypass opened, and by 1991, the Western Bypass 3rd lane opened inbound from the A1 South. With 1992 rolling in, the north perimeter link to A1 North and West opened, and in 1994, a new road called Handy Drive opened.
MetroCentre
Metrocentre (previously styled as MetroCentre) is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year. It has 210 shops, 63 restaurants, an Odeon cinema, a Clip n’ Climb, a bowling alley, a Namco Funscape, The Escapologist and Treetop Golf, occupying over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2) of retail floor space, making it one of the largest shopping centres in the UK. Additional retail space can be found in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and MetrOasis.
Metrocentre's construction was financed by the Church Commissioners of England, and was masterminded by Sir John Hall's company, Cameron Hall Developments. The ground upon which it is built was purchased for £100,000 in the early 1970s. Access to the development was facilitated by an urban development grant from the Department of the Environment, and the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
In early 1984, the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead helped to host an exhibition at a local hotel to draw attention to the proposed scheme. To the surprise of all involved, over 1,000 visitors, including the top retailers in the UK, Marks & Spencer, Burton, Boots, Sears, BHS, House of Fraser and Littlewoods came to the North East to view the exhibition and express their interest in the development. Suddenly, the Metrocentre became “flavor of the month” in retailing.
The first phase of the development, the Red Mall, was opened in April 1986. At the time, it featured a large Carrefour supermarket, which later became a Gateway, and subsequently Asda. Metrocentre also featured the first out-of-town branch of Marks & Spencer. The Green Mall opened as part of Phase 2 on 14 October, with the Blue and Yellow Malls following in Phase 3 in 1987. A UCI cinema also opened in Phase 3.
In August 1987 the MetroCentre railway station, which is connected to the centre via a covered footbridge, was opened by British Rail.
1988 saw Metroland and the Yellow Mall open to the public. A Roman Forum-themed area also opened, and by 1989, a Mediterranean Village-themed area, a GX Superbowl bowling alley, a 350 bay Coach Park and the entire mall opened.
By 1990, Phase 4 and the A1 Western Bypass opened, and by 1991, the Western Bypass 3rd lane opened inbound from the A1 South. With 1992 rolling in, the north perimeter link to A1 North and West opened, and in 1994, a new road called Handy Drive opened.
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