Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington

Not to be confused with Galleries Shopping Centre, Wigan.

Galleries Shopping Centre
Galleries Shopping Centre pictured in 2006
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LocationWashington, Tyne and Wear, England
Coordinates54°54′02″N 1°31′58″W / 54.90053°N 1.53288°W / 54.90053; -1.53288
Opening dateJuly 1974 [1]
OwnerLCP
Websitegallerieswashington.co.uk

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

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.[citation needed]

History

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

  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.