MetroCentre (shopping centre) MetroCentre (shopping centre) intu Metrocentre, formerly MetroCentre and known on road signs as Metro Centre, is a shopping centre in Dunston Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Located in Dunston, Gateshead, on a former industrial site near to the River Tyne, the Metrocentre opened in stages, with the first phase opening on 28 April 1986 and the official opening on 14 October 1986. It has more than 370 shops occupying of retail floor space, making it the largest shopping and leisure centre in the UK already at its opening. Additional retail space is available in the adjoining Metro Retail Park and
Silverburn Shopping Centre Silverburn Shopping Centre Silverburn (also known as Pollok Town Centre or The Centre) is an 'out of town' shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the 75 acre (214,000 sq ft) Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and Debenhams. The completed Silverburn opened for the first time on Thursday 25 October 2007, designed by Building Design Partnership (architects), Stuart McTaggart (civil and structural engineers) and constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. The largest Scottish Tesco Extra opened on 10 July 2006 at the site, replacing the