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Handyside Arcade
Handyside Arcade on Percy Street was a 90-shop development built from c.1900 to 1906 by George Handyside, who died in 1904 before it's completion. The arcade was used as a barracks during the First World War, and later fell derelict during the Great Depression. The Handyside Arcade underwent a renaissance in the 1960s, and was a bustling shopping centre with a wide variety of independent shops. It was demolished in 1987 to make way for the Eldon Garden Shopping Centre.
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017090:Handyside Arcade Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1967
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048585:Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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048583:Handyside Arcade Leazes Lane Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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021982:Percy Street Central Newcastle Upon Tyne Signey J. 1972
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021981:Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1972
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Tyne and Wear HER(6844): Newcastle, Percy Street, Handyside Arcade
- "Built 1906 by Henry Wilson-Pyle and Blackburn for George Handyside. Three storey stone-faced office building divided by pilasters with cornice at first and second floor and roof. Grounsd floor had …
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Percy Street
- Overview Map Street View Percy Street in Newcastle forms part of the B1307 road, which is one of the major traffic routes though the city centre. Percy Street runs south-west from …
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017090:Handyside Arcade Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1967
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048585:Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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048590:Handyside Arcade Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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048598:Handyside Arcade Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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048583:Handyside Arcade Leazes Lane Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1987
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021982:Percy Street Central Newcastle Upon Tyne Signey J. 1972
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021981:Percy Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1972
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Tyne and Wear HER(6844): Newcastle, Percy Street, Handyside Arcade
- "Built 1906 by Henry Wilson-Pyle and Blackburn for George Handyside. Three storey stone-faced office building divided by pilasters with cornice at first and second floor and roof. Grounsd floor had …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Percy Street](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/25/61/256132_2b244fd6.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Percy Street
- Overview Map Street View Percy Street in Newcastle forms part of the B1307 road, which is one of the major traffic routes though the city centre. Percy Street runs south-west from …
![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8190876320_3e77c9c598_z.jpg)
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Tor990, Handyside Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://player.bfi.org.uk/fre…
Watch Love in at Handyside Arcade online - BFI Player
- "From the collection of:
Logo for Yorkshire Film Archive
A much loved centre for all things hippy and alternative in Tyneside in its heyday, showing that the counter culture movement …
Added by
Richy