The Gate, Newcastle
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The Gate is a retail and leisure complex in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The venue lends its name from the street on which it lies, Newgate Street. It is part of the historic Grainger Town area of Newcastle. It was opened on the 28th November 2002[1].
The Gate has 19 venues spread across three floors, including a 12 screen Empire Cinema and Aspers Casino. The Gate is also next to Newcastle's China town; there is an entrance on Stowell Street. The Gate building was built to replace the 35 year old, 7 storey Newgate House, which was home to the prolific music venue; The Mayfair club.
The 19,235 m², £80 million venue was built by Land Securities and the 12m tall sculpture outside, "Ellipsis Eclipses" was designed by Danny Lane[2]. During construction, the 24 meter high[3] glass glass façade was designed by Space Decks Limited[4]. The Odeon Cinema (now Empire) was built to replace the 72 year old cinema on Pilgrim Street[5]. The Gate provided 400 new jobs when opened and a further 600 during construction.
In 2004 BDP Lighting won a Lighting Design award for their work at The Gate[6]
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[edit] Venues
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- Empire Cinema (former Odeon)
- Aspers Casino [1]
[edit] Restaurants
- Ask [2]
- Frankie & Benny's
- Pizza Hut
- TGI Fridays
- Spice Cube [3]
- Nandos [4]
- Wokmania
[edit] Bars
- Bar Bannatyne [5]
- Beyond Bar and Grill [6]
- Hide Bar [7]
- Lloyds No.1 [8]
- Mood Bar [9]
- Opera [10]
- Players [11]
- Sam Jacks [12]
- Tiger Tiger [13]
[edit] References
- ^ Last reel for 1930s cinema, BBC News
- ^ The Gate: Ellipsis Eclipses, Commissions North
- ^ Tyne Clubs - The Gate, BBC
- ^ Steel and Glass Structures, Space Decks
- ^ Tyne Features - Odeon Cinema, BBC
- ^ BDP's Double Bill at Lighting Awards (29-Mar-2004), Building Design Partnership
[edit] External links
- The Gate Official website
- 3D Pamoramas of The Gate at quicktimevirtualreality.com and at BBC.co.uk
