The Gates Shopping Centre

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The Gates Shopping Centre
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A shop in the centre, in 2011
The Gates Shopping Centre
Location Durham, County Durham, England
Coordinates 54°46′37″N1°34′43″W / 54.77694°N 1.57861°W / 54.77694; -1.57861
Opening date1975;48 years ago (1975) [1]
Closing date2016
Total retail floor area 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) [1]
Website The Gates Official website (Archive)

The Gates Shopping Centre (formerly known as Milburngate Shopping Centre) was a shopping centre in Durham, England. It was located on the west side of the River Wear between Framwellgate Bridge and Milburngate Bridge, in the centre of Durham.

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The Riverwalk, The Gates replacement

In 2016 the centre closed for a £30 million redevelopment, [2] as one of the three redevelopments in Durham City, in partnership with Durham BID worth almost £190 million. [3] The complex being built on the former site of The Gates named the Riverwalk [4] was opened in summer 2019 and consists of over 20 refurbished shopping units, [3] including Poundland, [5] Cex [6] (pre-existing unit) and Santander. [7] The Riverwalk complex also has a large Odeon Cinema. [8] [3] Free parking for vehicles was introduced in summer 2020. [9]

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