Newcastle, Newgate Street, The Gate

HER Number:
13514

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Newgate Street, The Gate

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Recreational

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Cinema

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C21

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
A 2.5 acre glass-fronted development of 1999-2002 by Geoffrey Reid Architects, crossing Low Friar Street by a glazed bridge. The developer claimed that the frontage was the highest glass-walled construction in the UK. Behind are a multiplex cinema, bars, clubs, casino, restaurants, shops and a car park.

Easting:
2451

Northing:
6426

Grid Reference:
NZ24516426

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 172