Development, High Street, Gateshead
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Development, High Street, Gateshead
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 14 Aug 2012
There's a funny thing about Gateshead. It's pretty big - the council area covers a population of around 200,000 - and yet there's nothing there. No central focus to speak of. The council demolished its most interesting architectural asset (Image]), and here was resorting to the only thing anyone can ever think of nowadays when they talk of urban regeneration, which is to build a large shopping centre. This one looked so large it's almost like starting again.
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54.964128
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-1.602014