6-530: Eldon Square may refer to: Old Eldon Square , a square in Newcastle-upon Tyne formerly known as Eldon Square Eldon Square Shopping Centre , a shopping centre built around the above Eldon Square Bus Station Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eldon Square . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-486: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eldon_Square&oldid=778300387 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Eldon Square Old Eldon Square is a public square on Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne , England . As well as green space
18-471: The north terrace had 39 bays. The first floors had continuous cast-iron balconies with Grecian honeysuckle decoration. Beyond this and the giant Doric pilasters at the end of each terrace there was no other decoration. The terraces were faced with finely cut ashlar . The author and campaigner Harriet Martineau once stayed at number 28 for six months with her brother-in-law. Designed by Charles Leonard Hartwell , and unveiled by Earl Haig in 1923,
24-470: The square is the site of a war memorial and location for the city's Remembrance Day commemoration. Eldon Square was built as part of the 1825–40 reconstruction of Newcastle city centre. In 1824 John Dobson was commissioned by Richard Grainger to produce designs for Eldon Square. The design was for three terraces facing a central square , each terrace being of two and a half storeys . The east and west terraces consisted of 27 bays of windows, whilst
30-407: The war memorial is situated at the centre of the square. It is a large Portland stone pedestal, with a different relief on each of the four sides. They are: On the top is a large bronze equestrian statue of Saint George , the patron saint of infantrymen and cavalrymen, slaying the dragon. The pedestal was designed by Cackett and Burns. The memorial was restored in 1991 and 2007. In the 1970s
36-415: The west and north terraces around the square were demolished to be replaced by part of Eldon Square Shopping Centre which now dominates Old Eldon Square. At the time a councillor had stated that the square would be maintained as "it is only the buildings surrounding the square that will be removed." Some renovation was completed in 2008 and the square now features new landscaping and ground level access to
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