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
Whitefriars Shopping Centre Whitefriars Shopping Centre Whitefriars Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Canterbury, Kent, England. It is the biggest shopping centre in East Kent. The Whitefriars Shopping Quarter is situated on the site of the former multi-storey car park and Ricemans department store. Following the demolition of these buildings a new multi storey carpark and a Fenwick department store were constructed. The "Big Dig" archaeological excavation was carried out on the site by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust in conjunction with Channel 4's television programme "Time Team" from 2000–2003, unearthing mostly Roman and Mediaeval finds. The centres's main stores are Tesco Metro,