- The Gate, Newcastle
The Gate is a retail and leisure complex in
Newcastle upon Tyne ,England . The venue lends its name from the street on which it lies,Newgate Street . It is part of the historicGrainger Town area of Newcastle. It was opened on the 28th November 2002 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2516941.stm Last reel for 1930s cinema] , BBC News] .The Gate has 19 venues spread across three floors, including a 12 screen
Empire Cinema andAspers Casino . The Gate is also next to Newcastle's China town; there is an entrance onStowell 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 [ [http://www.commissionsnorth.org/showcase/portfolio/206 The Gate: Ellipsis Eclipses] , Commissions North] . During construction, the 24 meter high [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/clubs/reviews/g_m/gate/ Tyne Clubs - The Gate] , BBC] glass glass façade was designed by Space Decks Limited [ [http://www.spacedecks.co.uk/projects/thegate.html Steel and Glass Structures] , Space Decks] . TheOdeon Cinema (now Empire) was built to replace the 72 year old cinema onPilgrim Street [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/features/2002/11/odeon_cinema.shtml Tyne Features - Odeon Cinema] , BBC] . 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 [ [http://www.bdp.co.uk/html/news/2004/BDPs_Double_Bill_at_Lighting_Awards_3.asp BDP's Double Bill at Lighting Awards (29-Mar-2004)] , Building Design Partnership]Venues
Bars and nightclubs
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Bar Bannatyne [http://bar.bannatyne.co.uk/]
*Beyond Bar and Grill [http://www.beyondleisureltd.com/beyond/detail.asp]
*Lloyds No. 1 Keel Row [http://www.lloydsno1.co.uk/]
*Mood Bar [http://www.moodbars.com/page.cfm?pageid=4&venue=42]
*Opera Piano Bar [http://www.beyondleisureltd.com/opera/detail.asp]
*Players Sports Bar [http://www.playerssportsbar.co.uk/]
* Sam Jacks [http://www.samjacks.co.uk/]
* Tiger Tiger [http://www.tigertiger-newcastle.co.uk/]Cinema
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Empire Cinema (former Odeon)Casino
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Aspers Casino [http://www.aspers.co.uk/]Restaurants
* Ask [http://www.askrestaurants.com/]
*Frankie & Benny's
*Pizza Hut
*TGI Fridays
*Spice Cube [http://www.thespicecube.co.uk/]
*Nandos [http://www.nandos.co.uk/]
*Wokmania References
External links
* [http://www.thegatenewcastle.co.uk/ The Gate Official website]
* 3D Pamoramas of The Gate [http://www.quicktimevirtualreality.com/qtvr/neuk/thegate.html at quicktimevirtualreality.com] and [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/panoramas/360_thegate.shtml at BBC.co.uk]
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