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Revision as of 02:07, 16 February 2022
 Galleries Shopping Centre pictured in 2006 | |
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| Location | Washington, Tyne and Wear, England |
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| Coordinates | 54°54′02″N 1°31′58″W / 54.90053°N 1.53288°W |
| Opening date | July 1974 [1] |
| Management | David McNee (CBRE) |
| Owner | M&G Real Estate |
| No. of stores and services | 136 (16 in Retail Park) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 (Sainsbury’s & Asda) |
| Total retail floor area | 535,000 sq ft |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 2500 parking spaces |
| Website | gallerieswashington |
Galleries Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland.
Shops
The shopping centre comprises 120 retail units,[2] with a further 16 units in the adjacent retail park,[3] with Sainsbury's & Asda as anchor tenants. The shopping centre offers over 2500 free parking spaces and has an on-site bus station.
Developments
In December 2008, PLM Illumination's installed over 300 handrail lights throughout the car park and walkways at the centre to improve pedestrian safety.[4]
Since 2009, work at the centre has included erecting new entrances and improving the atrium.[5]
In May 2021, 8 electric vehicle charging points were installed near the McDonald's & JD Sports car park entrances.[6]
Retail Park
The Galleries Retail Park is a retail park that opened in November 2008, as part of a £20 million regeneration program at the galleries.[7] The retail park is located directly adjacent to the main centre, and compromises of 156,500 sq ft of retail space with 16 units.
Major tenants include M&S Simply Food, River Island, New Look & Halfords.[8]
Transport Links
Rail
Chester-le-Street railway station is 6 miles from the centre, with frequent bus services provided from near by bus stops, with a journey time of approximately 30 minutes. [9]
Sunderland station is 8 miles from the centre, with onwards bus services from the nearby Sunderland interchange which take approximately 45 minutes.[10]
Metro
The closest metro station is Heworth Metro Station. The remainder of the journey can be completed by bus, using the Connections 4 service (provided by Go North East) with journeys taking approximately 30 minutes.[11]
References
- ^ Morton, David (2014-07-23). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Galleries Retail Park, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Washington Galleries". PLM Illumination. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Green Travel Plan - The Galleries Shopping Centre" (PDF). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "More vehicle charging points for customers to use at the Galleries in Washington". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Galleries Retail Park, Washington Case Study | Marshalls". www.marshalls.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Galleries Retail Park, Washington". Completely Retail. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "From Chester-le-Street Railway Station (CLS) to Galleries Shopping Centre by Bus, Train, Underground or Ferry". Moovit. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "From Sunderland Station to Galleries Shopping Centre by Bus, Train, Underground or Ferry". Moovit. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "4 - Heworth - Follingsby Amazon - Usworth - Concord - Washington Galleries - Glebe - Fatfield - Shiney Row - Bournmoor - Fence Houses - Houghton-le-Spring". www.gonortheast.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
