The Gate, Newcastle
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The Gate is a retail and leisure complex in Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
.
area of Newcastle. It was opened on 28 November 2002.
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 Chinatown
; 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. The 24 metre high glass façade was designed by Space Decks Limited. The Odeon Cinema
(now Empire
) was built to replace the 72 year old Odeon/Paramount cinema on Pilgrim Street. 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.
The Gate won the Property Week
award for Best Commercial UK Mixed-Use Leisure Scheme, and the British Toilet Association awarded The Gate a Loo of the Year Award and awarded it five stars.
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Bars and nightclubs
Restaurants
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
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History
The venue lends its name from the street on which it lies, Newgate Street. It is part of the historic Grainger TownGrainger Town
Grainger Town is the historic heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.Based around classical streets built by Richard Grainger, a builder and developer, between 1824 and 1841, some of Newcastle upon Tyne's finest buildings and streets lie within the Grainger Town area of the City centre including...
area of Newcastle. It was opened on 28 November 2002.
The Gate has 19 venues spread across three floors, including a 12 screen Empire Cinema
Empire Cinemas
Empire Cinemas Limited is a multiplex cinema chain in the UK. There are 17 Empire Cinemas with 141 screens in total, including the flagship Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, London which hosts various film premières and first-runs.-Ownership & Management:...
and Aspers Casino. The Gate is also next to Newcastle's Chinatown
Chinatown, Newcastle
The Chinatown in Newcastle is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located to the west of the city on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, mostly along Stowell Street...
; 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
Mayfair Ballroom
Mayfair Ballroom was a ballroom and concert hall situated on Newgate Street in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. The oblong room was built to hold 1,500 people and had a small stage along one of the longer walls....
.
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. The 24 metre high glass façade was designed by Space Decks Limited. The Odeon Cinema
Odeon Cinemas
Odeon Cinemas is a British chain of cinemas, one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group whose ultimate parent is Terra Firma Capital Partners.-History:Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch...
(now Empire
Empire Cinemas
Empire Cinemas Limited is a multiplex cinema chain in the UK. There are 17 Empire Cinemas with 141 screens in total, including the flagship Empire Cinema in Leicester Square, London which hosts various film premières and first-runs.-Ownership & Management:...
) was built to replace the 72 year old Odeon/Paramount cinema on Pilgrim Street. 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.
The Gate won the Property Week
Property Week
Property Week is a UK business-to-business magazine which reports on the worldwide commercial and residential property market.It is the Business Magazine of the Year 2007....
award for Best Commercial UK Mixed-Use Leisure Scheme, and the British Toilet Association awarded The Gate a Loo of the Year Award and awarded it five stars.
Venues
- Aspers Casino
- Empire Cinema
Bars and nightclubs
- Bar Bannatyne
- Beyond Bar and Grill
- Mood Bar
- Opera Piano Bar
- Players Sports Bar
- Sam Jacks
- Tiger TigerTiger Tiger (nightclub)Tiger Tiger is a chain of British nightclubs owned by Novus Leisure. The chain has nine branches, located in Aberdeen, Cardiff, Croydon, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Portsmouth...
Restaurants
- Ninos
- AskAsk (restaurant)ASK, also known as ASK ITALIAN is a British casual dining restaurant chain that serves Italian cuisine. It operates in 120 locations in the UK. It is operated as part of the Gondola Group....
- Frankie & Benny'sFrankie & Benny'sFrankie & Benny's is a chain of Italian-American restaurants in the UK with numerous outlets nationwide run by The Restaurant Group plc. Its first location was Leicester in 1995 but now the chain has over 150 locations across the UK and also abroad, and smaller branches called "Little...
- Pizza HutPizza HutPizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
- TGI Fridays
- Spice Cube
- Nando'sNando'sNando's is a casual dining restaurant group originating from South Africa with a Portuguese/Mozambican theme. Founded in 1987, Nando's operates in thirty countries on five continents....
- Gekko
External links
- The Gate Official website
- 3D Pamoramas of The Gate at quicktimevirtualreality.com and at BBC.co.uk