Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington

Shopping mall in Tyne and Wear, England

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]

Previous namesGalleries Shopping Centre

M The Galleries
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 / 54.90053; -1.53288
Opening date	July 1974 ^[1]
Previous names	Galleries Shopping Centre
Owner	LCP
Anchor tenants	2
Website	gallerieswashington.co.uk

M The Galleries is a shopping centre located in Washington, City of Sunderland.

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, eight electric vehicle charging points were installed near the McDonald's and Greggs car park entrances.^[5]

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

References

↑ 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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Galleries Shopping Centre Website
Visit The Galleries Shopping Centre

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v t e 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 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 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 Future developments in City of Sunderland
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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