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Galleries Shopping Centre
	Galleries Shopping Centre pictured in 2006
Location	Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
Coordinates	54°54′02″N 1°31′58″W / 54.90053°N 1.53288°W
Opening date	July 1974
Owner	LCP
Website	gallerieswashington.co.uk

Galleries Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland.

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The shopping centre comprises over 200 retail units, including 16 units in the adjacent retail park, with Sainsbury's & Asda as anchor tenants. The shopping centre offers over 2500 free parking spaces and has an on-site bus station, with the adjacent retail park offering over 600 parking spaces.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

The Galleries shopping centre opened in 1974. Originally the area where Costa coffee is was all open plan without a roof.. this to be added years later. The Galleries boasts the UKs first ever flagship “Savacentre” store, now Sainsbury’s.^[2]

Since 2009, work at the centre has included erecting new entrances and improving the atrium.^[3]

On 8 July 2016, a Changing Places accessible toilet was opened at the centre.^[4]

In May 2021, 8 electric vehicle charging points were installed near the McDonald's & JD Sports car park entrances.^[5]

In January 2022 the centre was purchased from M&G Real Estate by LCP.^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ Morton, David (23 July 2014). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ Cordner, Chris (23 September 2019). "15 scenes which show the changing face of The Galleries. Bring back memories?". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "Green Travel Plan - The Galleries Shopping Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ "New Changing Places for Washington Galleries". Independent Living. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "More vehicle charging points for customers to use at the Galleries in Washington". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^ Ford, Coreena (27 January 2022). "North East shopping centre snapped up as part of £138m deal". Business Live. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ "LCP acquires Cwmbran Centre and Washington's Galleries in £138 million deal". Retail Destination. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

External links[edit]

[1] Morton, David (23 July 2014). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[2] Cordner, Chris (23 September 2019). "15 scenes which show the changing face of The Galleries. Bring back memories?". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[3] "Green Travel Plan - The Galleries Shopping Centre" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[4] "New Changing Places for Washington Galleries". Independent Living. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[5] "More vehicle charging points for customers to use at the Galleries in Washington". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

[6] Ford, Coreena (27 January 2022). "North East shopping centre snapped up as part of £138m deal". Business Live. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

[7] "LCP acquires Cwmbran Centre and Washington's Galleries in £138 million deal". Retail Destination. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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-| manager = David McNee
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+| owner = LCP
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-| number_of_stores = over 200
+| number_of_stores =
-| number_of_anchors = 3
+| number_of_anchors =
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-| floors = 2
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-| parking = almost 3000 [[parking space|spaces]]
+| parking =
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 ==Shops ==
+The shopping centre comprises over 200 retail units, including 16 units in the adjacent retail park, with Sainsbury's & Asda as anchor tenants. The shopping centre offers over 2500 free parking spaces and has an on-site bus station, with the adjacent retail park offering over 600 parking spaces.{{Cn|date=April 2022}}
-The shopping centre comprises of 120 retail units<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/4839|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Completely Retail|language=en}}</ref>, with a further 16 units in the adjacent retail park<ref>{{Cite web|title=Galleries Retail Park, Washington|url=https://completelyretail.co.uk/scheme/4840|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Completely Retail|language=en}}</ref>, with Sainsbury’s & Asda as anchor tenants.
+==History==
-The shopping centre has four malls on the ground floor, the Southern Mall, Western Mall, Wessington Square and Albany Mall. The first floor contains the Eastern Gallery Mall, Western Gallery Mall and Southern Gallery Mall.
+The Galleries shopping centre opened in 1974. Originally the area where Costa coffee is was all open plan without a roof.. this to be added years later. The Galleries boasts the UKs first ever flagship “Savacentre” store, now Sainsbury’s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cordner|first=Chris|date=2019-09-23|title=15 scenes which show the changing face of The Galleries. Bring back memories?|url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/15-scenes-which-show-the-changing-face-of-the-galleries-635809|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Sunderland Echo|language=en}}</ref>
+Since 2009, work at the centre has included erecting new entrances and improving the atrium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Green Travel Plan - The Galleries Shopping Centre|url=https://www.gallerieswashington.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/GreenTravel.pdf|access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref>
-==Redevelopment==
-During Winter 2009, the Shopping Centre, underwent through Phase 1 of a Redevelopment. This contained new tiling, new lighting and bigger and more lighter entrances into each of the malls, and was completed in Summer 2010.
+On 8 July 2016, a [[Changing Places (campaign)|Changing Places]] accessible toilet was opened at the centre.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-07-11|title=New Changing Places for Washington Galleries|url=https://www.independentliving.co.uk/changingplaces/new-changing-places-for-washington-galleries/|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Independent Living|language=en-GB}}</ref>
-Phase 2 of the Shopping Centre's redevelopment began in Spring 2011. This consisted of new floor tiling, improved lighting, a new glazed roof to add more natural light into Wessington Square. The redeveloped Wessington Square includes a new cafe and new seating and planting.
+In May 2021, 8 electric vehicle charging points were installed near the [[McDonald's]] & [[JD Sports]] car park entrances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=More vehicle charging points for customers to use at the Galleries in Washington|url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/environment/more-vehicle-charging-points-for-customers-at-the-galleries-in-washington-3221405|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.sunderlandecho.com|language=en}}</ref>
-==Retail Park==
-In 2008, the Galleries Retail Park opened. The stores include Newlook, River Island,  Next, Clark's, Home Bargains, Pets at Home, Outfit, Aldi, Marks and Spencer's Food Outlet and many more.
+In January 2022 the centre was purchased from M&G Real Estate by LCP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Coreena|date=2022-01-27|title=North East shopping centre snapped up as part of £138m deal|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/commercial-property/north-east-shopping-centre-snapped-22891832|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Business Live|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LCP acquires Cwmbran Centre and Washington's Galleries in £138 million deal |url=https://www.retaildestination.co.uk/lcp-acquires-cwmbran-centre-and-washingtons-galleries-in-138-million-deal/ |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Retail Destination |language=en-GB}}</ref>
-==Transport links==
-{{main|Washington Galleries bus station}}
+==References==
-Regular bus services run daily to and from the Galleries Shopping Centre.
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.gallerieswashington.co.uk/default.htm Galleries Shopping Centre Website]
+*[http://www.gallerieswashington.co.uk/ Galleries Shopping Centre Website]
-*[http://www.gallerieswashington.co.uk/sitefiles/6053%20Refurb%20Brochure%20ONLINE.pdf Redevelopment Phase 2: Wessington Square Plans]
-*[http://www.visitsunderland.com/attraction-details.asp?venueid=47 Galleries Washington Attraction Details]
 *[http://www.destinationsunderland.co.uk/shopping/The_Galleries_Shopping_Centre.asp Visit The Galleries Shopping Centre]

Shopping centres in North East England
County Durham	Cornmill Shopping Centre Dalton Park Durham Indoor Market The Gates Shopping Centre Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
North Yorkshire	Cleveland Centre Teesside Park
Tyne and Wear	The Bridges Eldon Square Shopping Centre Galleries Shopping Centre MetroCentre Monument Mall Royal Quays Trinity Square

City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Settlements	Sunderland Washington Houghton-le-Spring Hetton-le-Hole Springwell Village
Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy Christ's College Farringdon Community Academy Hetton Academy Kepier School Monkwearmouth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Robert of Newminster Catholic School Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Sunderland College Thornhill Academy University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington Academy
Places of interest	Barnes Park Donnison School City Hall Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Stadium of Light Penshaw Monument Herrington Country Park Mowbray Park National Glass Centre Roker Park Sunderland Empire Theatre St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth Sunderland International Airshow Washington Old Hall Monkwearmouth Station Museum Sunderland Aquatic Centre The Bridges WWT Washington Keel Square Northern Spire Bridge Beacon of Light
Economy	Doxford International Business Park Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK The Bridges Sunniside The Galleries Vaux Site
Local media	Sunderland Echo Sun FM Spark Sunderland Sunderland Global Media
Twinned places	Essen Saint-Nazaire Washington, D.C. Harbin
Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. Women

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