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| Location | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
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| Coordinates | 54°57′25″N 1°40′08″W / 54.9569°N 1.6689°W |
| Opening date | 14 October 1986[1] |
| Previous names | intu Metrocentre |
| Developer | Cameron Hall Developments |
| No. of stores and services | 270 |
| No. of anchor tenants | |
| Total retail floor area | 2,076,000 sq ft (192,900 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | almost 10,000 spaces |
| Public transit access | |
| Website | themetrocentre |
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Metrocentre is a shopping centre and entertainment complex in the Dunston area of Gateshead. It is located on the former site of Dunston Power Station, near to the River Tyne.
Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986, and the official opening being held on 14 October that year. It has more than 300 shops occupying over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2) of retail floor space, making it the second-largest shopping centre in the UK, behind Westfield London. Additional retail space can be found in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and MetrOasis.
- ^ Metrocentre History
- ^ "intu Annual Report 2018" (PDF). 2018. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.