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MetroCentre is the largest shopping and leisure centre in the EU, as well as being the second biggest in Europe after the Cevahir Mall in Istanbul, Turkey. North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... MetroCentre, Metro Centre, MetroCenter, or Metro Center might refer to: MetroCentre, Europes largest shopping and leisure centre in Gateshead, England MetroCentre railway station, railway station serving above centre Metrocenter Mall, a shopping mall in Phoenix, Arizona, USA Rockford MetroCentre, an arena in Rockford, Illinois, USA Halifax Metro Centre, an... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... 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. ... The Church Commissioners are a body managing the historic property assets of the Church of England. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... A parking space is a location that is designated for parking. ... Cevahir Shopping Centre: Largest Mall of Europe, seen here with its six floors Cevahir Shopping Centre, opened on October 15, 2005, is a modern shopping and entertainment center located in the ÅžiÅŸli district of Istanbul, Turkey. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ...

It is located at Dunston, Gateshead, UK on a former industrial site, close to the River Tyne. The Metrocentre opened in 1986 and has nearly 330 shops occupying 1.78 million square feet (165,000 m²) of retail floor space.^[1] Additional retail space is available in the adjoining retail park which houses larger stores such as IKEA, ASDA, and Toys 'R' Us. The retail park also has a Marriott hotel; two further hotels, a Premier Travel Inn and Holiday Inn, are within a mile and designed to serve the centre. Dunston Power Station, 1971 Dunston Staiths, 2006. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... Map of countries with IKEA stores. ... This article is about the supermarket chain. ... Toys Ð¯ Us NYSE: TOY is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the song by Elton John, see Holiday Inn (song). ...

Origins

MetroCentre's construction was financed by the Church of England Commissioners, and was masterminded by Sir John Hall's company, Cameron Hall Developments. In October 1995, the centre was sold to Capital Shopping Centres for £364m, although the Church Commissioners retain a 10% stake. It is currently valued at around £1 billion. The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Sir John Hall (b. ... 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. ...

Reflecting its Church origins, MetroCentre is one of the few European shopping centres with its own chapel and resident full-time chaplain. Services are held on Sunday afternoons, with special services on occasions such as Mothering Sunday and Remembrance Sunday. A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... A chaplain in the 45th Infantry Division leads a religious service in an unknown location during World War II. US Navy Chaplain Kenneth Medve conducts Catholic Mass onboard the Ronald Reagan (2006) A chaplain is typically a priest, ordained deacon or other member of the clergy serving a group of... In contrast to Mothers Day, Mothering Sunday is not a celebration of motherhood. ... In the United Kingdom Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday nearest to 11 November - Remembrance Day, which is the anniversary of when hostilities in the First World War ended at 11 a. ...

The MetroCentre has four malls; red, green, blue and yellow. It also has an antiques village, the forum, and the studio, formerly the Mediterranean Village, which houses many restaurants and cafes. The first mall of the MetroCentre was built in 1986 - the red mall. At the time it featured a large Carrefour store, which later became Asda. Later on, Asda moved from the MetroCentre to a nearby site on Gibside Way with a larger store than previously.

Refurbishment

Red Mall & Transport Interchange

The departure of ASDA from the Red Mall left a large empty unit in the centre. The decision was taken to demolish the old supermarket and extend and refurbish the Red Mall. The new Red Mall extension (including a number of new shops, such as a Debenhams department store) opened on 6 October 2004. A consequence of the expansion was that Metrocentre regained the crown of Europe's largest shopping centre that it had lost to Bluewater in 1999. is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Bluewater interior This article is about a shopping mall. ...

The refurbishment programme also included a new Transport Interchange at the end of the Blue Mall. It replaced the old bus station and is intended to provide improved bus links to many parts of North East England, and accommodate coach services from elsewhere in the UK. The new interchange features electronic display boards and a new waiting room at the MetroCentre railway station. The MetroCentre is still not (and never has been) directly connected to the Tyne & Wear Metro System, though regular bus shuttle services provide connections to Monument, Central Station, and Gateshead Metro stations (see Transport Links below). â€œAutobusâ€ redirects here. ... North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ... For other uses, see Coach. ... MetroCentre railway station is a railway station that serves the MetroCentre shopping and leisure complex in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. ... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system in Tyne and Wear in north-east England, which opened in 1980, and in 2002-3 served 40 million journeys. ... Look up Shuttle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Greys Monument, above the Monument Tyne and Wear Metro station Monument is a principal station on the underground section of the Tyne and Wear Metro system. ... Central Station is an underground station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, which is located below the main line Newcastle station. ... Gateshead Interchange is the name of transport interchange in the centre of the town of Gateshead, England. ...

Blue and Yellow Malls

On 30 November 2006, centre owner Capital Shopping Centres announced plans to redevelop the centre's Blue and Yellow Malls ^[2]. The plans propose the closure of the Metroland theme park, allowing the Odeon cinema to relocate to the Yellow Mall from the Blue Mall. The space in the Blue Mall currently occupied by the cinema will then be redeveloped for retail use. Additionally the plans involve the refurbishment of the food court, and the interior and exterior of the malls. is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday 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. ... Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ...

Shops and food/drink

Many large retail chains are represented in the centre, such as Marks & Spencer (their first out of town store), House of Fraser, Debenhams, Woolworths(since 2000 when C&A closed), Argos, HMV, W H Smith, Jessops, Boots, Virgin Megastore, Carphone Warehouse and Lush. There are also numerous places to eat and drink, with a recently redeveloped area containing bars and restaurants providing an alternative to the McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Wetherspoons elsewhere in the centre. Marks & Spencer (colloquially known also as M&S, Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with 760 stores in more than 30 countries around the world. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with 61 stores (July 2007) across the country. ... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores. ... Argos store. ... His Masters Voice, often abbreviated to HMV, is a famous trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record company. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the British photographic retailer. ... This article is about a former British company which has now merged to form Alliance Boots, as a result, information on this page may be out of date. ... Virgin Megastores is a chain of record shops scattered throughout the world, established by Richard Branson. ... Logo Main office, in Acton, West London The Carphone Warehouse is (as of 2004) Europes largest mobile phone retailer, with over 1,300 stores across Europe. ... Lush is a company based in Poole in Dorset in the UK that produces and sells hand-made bath products, soaps, body lotions and cosmetics. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ... The Moon Under Water in Hounslow J. D. Wetherspoon plc (LSE: JDW) (commonly referred to as Wetherspoons or spoons) is a British pub chain founded by Tim Martin. ...

Leisure facilities

The Metrocentre houses The New Metroland, Europe's biggest indoor amusement park. Metroland opened in February 1988 at a cost of £20 million; it was renamed The New Metroland following a 1996 revamp. [2] The park features a roller coaster, ferris wheel, pirate ship and dodgem cars among its rides. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1384x635, 771 KB) Metroland, Europes biggest indoor amusement park, at the Metrocentre, Gateshead, (near Newcastle upon Tyne), England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1384x635, 771 KB) Metroland, Europes biggest indoor amusement park, at the Metrocentre, Gateshead, (near Newcastle upon Tyne), England. ... The New Metroland, Europes largest indoor amusement park The New Metroland is Europes largest indoor theme park. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... A Ferris wheel on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey, USA. A Ferris wheel (or, more commonly in the UK, big wheel) is a nonbuilding structure consisting of an upright wheel with passenger gondolas suspended from the rim. ... A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola (usually in the style of a pirate ship or galleon) which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of centrifugal and gravitational force. ... Bumper car at a small town fair Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars that draw their power from an overhead grid, which is turned off by the operator at the end of a session. ... 4 second exposure night photography . ...

In addition to Metroland, the centre's leisure facilities include an 11-screen Odeon cinema, a bowling alley, a Quasar laser tag arena , and amusement arcades (with arcade games and slot machines). Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ... Tenpin is also the name of a chain of ten-pin bowling complexes in the United Kingdom. ... Q-Zar (called Quasar in the UK and Republic of Ireland) is a type of lasertag that was developed in Ireland. ... Soldiers of the 2e REI training with laser tag equipment. ... arcade, see Arcade. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English), or poker machine (Australian English) is a certain type of casino game. ...

Transport links

Public transport

The MetroCentre's transport interchange has a large bus station and a railway station. Despite its name, the MetroCentre does not include a Metro station for the Tyne and Wear Metro, though it is connected to the Metro system via bus shuttle services and heavy rail passenger services. MetroCentre railway station is a railway station that serves the MetroCentre shopping and leisure complex in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. ... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system based around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... The term heavy rail is often used for regular railways, to distinguish from systems such as trams/light rail and metro. ...

The railway station is on the Tyne Valley Line, which provides regular services to Newcastle Central station, Sunderland, Carlisle, Teesside and Northumberland, with a twice daily service to Stranraer in South West Scotland, via Dumfries. Even though the MetroCentre is not connected to the Tyne and Wear Metro, people can get a train to Newcastle Central Station, and change to the Metro system. Go North East, the founding company and part of the Go-Ahead Group, operates bus services in Tyne and Wear and County Durham in England. ... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system based around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... The view westwards along the Tyne Valley The Quayside is the area along the banks of the River Tyne between the cities of Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Greys Monument, above the Monument Tyne and Wear Metro station Monument is a principal station on the underground section of the Tyne and Wear Metro system. ... Newcastle Central Station Newcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ... The Tyne Valley Line, also known as the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), is a railway line in northern England. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Newcastle Central Station Newcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ... The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... , Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. ... Arms of the County Borough of Teesside Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in northern England based on Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar, along the banks of the River Tees with a resident population of over 388,000 in 2005. ... Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. ... Stranraer (An t-SrÃ²n Reamhar in Gaelic) is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire. ... This article is about the country. ... The Buccleuch St Bridge Devorgilla Bridge Overlooking Dumfries The Old Bridge House Dumfries ((IPA: ) pronounced dum-freece, not dum-fries) (DÃ¹n Phris or Druim Phris in Scottish Gaelic, meaning either fort or ridge of the thicket respectively) is a former royal burgh and town with a population of around... The Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail metro system based around Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. ... Newcastle Central Station Newcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ...

Road

The MetroCentre has its own junction on the A1 road and northbound this road was widened to three lanes after the MetroCentre was built to cope with increased traffic levels. Even so the centre is responsible for many journeys onto the A1 and there is often significant congestion at peak times. This page is about the A1 road in Great Britain. ...

Air and sea

National and international visitors can reach the centre via air using Newcastle Airport. Alternatively, it is possible to travel by ferry to North Shields from Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Newcastle Airport (IATA: NCL, ICAO: EGNT) is the tenth largest airport in the United Kingdom. ... North Shields (or locally just Shields) is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

External links

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References

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