Eldon Square Shopping Centre
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Owner |
Intu Properties Newcastle City Council |
| No. of stores and services | 150 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (Debenhams, Fenwick, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer) |
| Total retail floor area | 130,100 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Public transit access | Eldon Square Bus Station |
| Website | www |
Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was officially opened in 1977.Eldon Square was also the name applied to a terrace development on the same site, designed by John Dobson in about 1824 and partially demolished in the 1960s, with the eastern terrace left standing.
The centre has been rebranded as intu Eldon Square as of 15 April 2013 following the renaming of parent Capital Shopping Centres Group plc as "intu properties plc".
Eldon Square Shopping Centre was opened in 1977 by Queen Elizabeth II and is named after the original Eldon Square (now known as Old Eldon Square) which the shopping centre was built around. Eldon Square was at the time the biggest indoor shopping mall in Britain, covering a large portion of Newcastle city centre.
The main building is split in two halves, the northern part being separated from the southern part by Blackett Street. The Blackett Bridge walkway, which crosses Blackett Street near Grey's Monument, connects both sides of the centre. Most of the structure is built in textured brown brick and mirror glass.
The bottom level houses roadways for HGV trucks to deliver to shops in the malls above, and until recently these roadways also included an underground bus concourse. Loading bays are linked to shopping areas by freight elevators, while passenger lifts and escalators took people from the bus concourse to the Mall. Most of the mall levels are located on the upper level but some slope up from street level such as the entrance from Northumberland Street.
Some of the shopping malls are named after elements of local culture; notably Chevy Chase is named after the medieval Northumbrian Ballad of Chevy Chase, and Douglas Way is named after the Scottish Earl of Douglas who takes a prominent role in the aforementioned ballad. Water features were originally seen in some large courts or squares, however as a result of subsequent renovations, these have all been removed.
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