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Gateshead is a town and municipal borough in north-east [[England]], on the south bank of the [[River Tyne]] opposite [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], to which is connected by several bridges. Its population is 191,000.

Gateshead is a town and municipal borough in north-east [[England]], on the south bank of the [[River Tyne]] opposite [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], to which is connected by several bridges. Its population is 191,000.

Gateshead has a long history, being mentioned by [[Bede]] (as ''ad caput caprae'', 'at the headland of the goats')<ref>http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/Gateshead.htm</ref> but has always been overshadowed by its northern neighbour. Newcastle's lordship over the River Tyne up to 1850 curtailed the ability of other riverside settlements, including Gateshead, to grow.

Gateshead has a long history, being mentioned by [[Bede]] (as ''ad caput caprae'', 'at the headland of the goats')<ref>http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/Gateshead.htm</ref> but has always been overshadowed by its northern neighbour. Newcastle's lordship over the River Tyne up to 1850 curtailed the ability of other riverside settlements, including Gateshead, to grow.

In 1992 the second of a series of Garden Festivals promoted by the Conservative government minister [[Michael Heseltine]] and intended to stimulate regeneration was held at Gateshead (the first was in Liverpool; others were held at [[Stoke on Trent]] and [[Merthyr Tydfil]]). Although enjoyed by large crowds, it failed to have the intended long term catalytic effect<ref>http://pixec.fotopic.net/c268200.html</ref>.

In 1992 the second of a series of Garden Festivals promoted by the Conservative government minister [[Michael Heseltine]] and intended to stimulate regeneration was held at Gateshead (the first was in Liverpool; others were held at [[Stoke on Trent]] and [[Merthyr Tydfil]]). Although enjoyed by large crowds, it failed to have the intended long term catalytic effect<ref>http://pixec.fotopic.net/c268200.html</ref>.

Gateshead Council has for many years pursued a policy of using art as a motor for urban regeneration<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/Art/arthome.aspx</ref>. This policy culminated in recent years with the opening of the Baltic, a centre for contemporary art in a converted grain warehouse, and the Sage Music Centre, on its formerly run-down quayside<ref>http://www.balticmill.com/</ref><ref>http://www.thesagegateshead.org/</ref>. The arts complex is surrounded by expensive apartments and is connected to the cafes, bars and hotels of Newcastle's quayside by a landmark opening pedestrian/cycle bridge, likened to an opening eye<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/bridge/Background.aspx</ref>.

Gateshead Council has for many years pursued a policy of using art as a motor for urban regeneration<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/Art/arthome.aspx</ref>. This policy culminated in recent years with the opening of the Baltic, a centre for contemporary art in a converted grain warehouse, and the Sage Music Centre, on its formerly run-down quayside<ref>http://www.balticmill.com/</ref><ref>http://www.thesagegateshead.org/</ref>. The arts complex is surrounded by expensive apartments and is connected to the cafes, bars and hotels of Newcastle's quayside by a landmark opening pedestrian/cycle bridge, likened to an opening eye<ref>http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/bridge/Background.aspx</ref>.

Regeneration of the town centre is likely to involve the imminent demolition of its most prominent landmark, a large [[brutalist]] multi-storey car park (1964-69), designed by [[Owen Luder]] and made famous by the film [[Get Carter]]<ref>http://www.riskybuildings.org.uk/docs/04gateshead/index.html</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6763067.stm</ref><ref>http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/o/aouq09/getcarter/carpark.htm</ref>

Regeneration of the town centre is likely to involve the imminent demolition of its most prominent landmark, a large [[brutalist]] multi-storey car park (1964-69), designed by [[Owen Luder]] and made famous by the film [[Get Carter]]<ref>http://www.riskybuildings.org.uk/docs/04gateshead/index.html</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6763067.stm</ref><ref>http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/o/aouq09/getcarter/carpark.htm</ref>

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