Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. It was officially 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. Image File history File links Eldon Square Shopping Centre File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway, near Bristol, England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...

The construction of the nearby MetroCentre in 1986 provided competition for Eldon Square, however, both are now owned by the Capital Shopping Centres group, thus resolving any serious commercial conflicts. A relatively new extension to the complex called Eldon Garden was build in the late 1990s in a more contemporary style than the main centre. Eldon Leisure is a leisure centre built above the shopping areas that offers sporting, health and beauty facilities. Located close to the riverside at Dunston, Gateshead, UK on a former industrial site, MetroCentre opened in 1986 and is the largest shopping and leisure centre in Europe. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A shopping centre management company, Capital Shopping Centres own several shopping centres in the U.K. such as the Eldon Square in Newcastle upon Tyne and the MetroCentre in Gateshead. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

Reconstruction work began in June 2005 that will eventually turn the underground bus station into new shopping outlets. The bus station itself will close to the public in early 2006. A new outdoor bus station will be built adjacent to the centre in between the old underground bus station and the present Haymarket bus and Metro station. Plans are also well advanced to relocate market traders from the Green Market section of the centre to the Grainger market to allow for redevelopment of this area into a new department store and additional bus station. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... For other meanings, see Bus stop (disambiguation). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in and around Newcastle, in the Tyne and Wear county of north-east England. ... A department store organizes its goods by departments, such as womens clothes, home furnishings, electronics, and the like. ...

External Link

• Official web site
• "Shopping in the Square will get even better" - Local News Article