Town centre development of indoor shopping malls in major towns and cities. Examples include the Manchester Arndale Centre, the St. James Centre in Edinburgh and the Bullring Centre in Birmingham. They tended to be constructed in a Brutalist or Modernist fashion reflecting the architectural styles of the period. During the Thatcher government of the 1980s, a change in planning policy allowed competing out-of-town shopping and leisure centres to be developed. Examples include the Metro Centre in Gateshead, the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley, and the Gyle Centre in Edinburgh. Developments of this type have, in a number of places, resulted in
The Gates Shopping Centre refurbished shopping units, including Poundland, Cex (Pre-Existing Unit) and Santander. The River Walk complex is also due to have a large Odeon Cinema and there’s a large section in the middle of the complex which is not designated to any particular shops. The Gates Shopping Centre The Gates Shopping Centre (formerly known as Milburngate Shopping Centre) was a shopping centre in Durham, England. It was located on the west side of the River Wear between Framwellgate Bridge and Milburngate Bridge, in the centre of Durham. In 2016 The Gates closed for a £30 million redevelopment, as one of the 3