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Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1977. Until the 1970s Eldon Square was a famous part of Georgian Newcastle as designed by John Dobson in about 1824. However it was largely and controversially demolished in the 1970s, with only the eastern terrace left standing. This redevelopment has been criticized with one writer calling it "the greatest single example of architectural vandalism in Britain since the war. "The siteThe Shopping Centre occupies an area close to the old town wall, which followed the course of Blackett Street. This means the modern shopping centre is built on either side of where the wall once stood. From a map drawn by Charles Hutton in 1770, it appears that the ancient wall would have run parallel with the south side of Blackett street. This is the northernmost wall of the South portion of the shopping centre. As the city would have grown within its town walls, just south of the north wall was the Nunn's Garden. This is around the location of the now demolished Green Market. The Nunn's Garden was bordered by High Friar Chare, a street running almost in-line with 'High Friars way' in the present shopping centre. Wards in this area were named after the towers which guarded the ancient town walls. The wards occupying the south portion of the shopping centre would have been 'Andrew Tower ward' site of Newgate multi-storey car park (now demolished)and Eldon Leisure. 'Fickett Tower ward', is below where Eldon Leisure is located in the present megastructure, and 'Bertram Momboucher Tower ward' is located where the now demolished Eldon food courts and Newgate car park once stood.

Eldon Square is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1977. Until the 1970s Eldon Square was a famous part of Georgian Newcastle as designed by John Dobson in about 1824. However it was largely and controversially demolished in the 1970s, with only the eastern terrace left standing. This redevelopment has been criticized with one writer calling it "the greatest single example of architectural vandalism in Britain since the war. "The siteThe Shopping Centre occupies an area close to the old town wall, which followed the course of Blackett Street. This means the modern shopping centre is built on either side of where the wall once stood. From a map drawn by Charles Hutton in 1770, it appears that the ancient wall would have run parallel with the south side of Blackett street. This is the northernmost wall of the South portion of the shopping centre. As the city would have grown within its town walls, just south of the north wall was the Nunn's Garden. This is around the location of the now demolished Green Market. The Nunn's Garden was bordered by High Friar Chare, a street running almost in-line with 'High Friars way' in the present shopping centre. Wards in this area were named after the towers which guarded the ancient town walls. The wards occupying the south portion of the shopping centre would have been 'Andrew Tower ward' site of Newgate multi-storey car park (now demolished)and Eldon Leisure. 'Fickett Tower ward', is below where Eldon Leisure is located in the present megastructure, and 'Bertram Momboucher Tower ward' is located where the now demolished Eldon food courts and Newgate car park once stood.