Trinity Square

HER Number

9659

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Trinity Square

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Shopping Centre

Site Type: Specific

Shopping Centre

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

1964-7 by Luder & Worthington. Supermarket and department store below a seven storey car park. The car park was made famous by its use in Michael Caine's film 'Get Carter'.

Easting

425550

Northing

563200

Grid Reference

NZ425550563200

Sources

N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 289; English Heritage (Listing) Adviser's Report 20 September 2007; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 41; CgMs Consulting, 2010, Tesco Store and Trinity Square, Ellison St, Gateshead - Archaeological Assessment