Eldon Square ... from New to Old. Traditional Cache

A magnetic cache in plain view. Please bring your own pen and tweezers may be very useful.

The cache can be found near one of the entrances to Eldon Square shopping centre. Walk straight through this entrance and out the other side and you will arrive in the Old Eldon Square originally built as part of the 1825–40 reconstruction of Newcastle city centre.

Eldon Square, circa 1960:

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 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

In the 1960s 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.

Some renovation was completed in 2008 and the square now features new landscaping and ground level access to the shopping centre.

From New to Old, I'll leave it to you to decide which you prefer...