# Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-91cd034c5d` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/newcastle-upon-tyne-royal-arcade-newcastle-upon-tyne/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-91cd034c5d.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-91cd034c5d.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-91cd034c5d

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed, housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | modern tower block (55 Degrees North) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1963 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1963 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | John Dobson | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | shopping mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “demolished in 1963” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **original_developer**: “John Dobson” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **after_notes**: “modern tower block (55 Degrees North)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **status**: “demolished” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **strategy**: “redevelop” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **zoning_change**: “It was designed by John Dobson... intended to serve as a shopping mall, started in 1830.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- **architect_original**: “It was designed by John Dobson... intended to serve as a shopping mall, started in 1830.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “demolished in 1963” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Newcastle upon Tyne Savings Bank, Bankruptcy court, Post office, John Ross (publisher)

## Parties

- Local businessmen — owner (from text) (1820–1832)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Savings Bank — owner (from text) (1832–1863)
- Bankruptcy court — owner (from text) (1832–1872)
- Post office — owner (from text) (1832–1874)
- John Ross (publisher) — owner (from text) (1832–1863)

## Timeline

- 1960: threatened with destruction
- 1963: demolished
- 1963: redeveloped as tower block

## Deals and debt

- 1963 sale:  55 Degrees North ← Newcastle upon Tyne Council  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
- 1838 sale:  Newcastle upon Tyne Savings Bank ← Local businessmen  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Royal Arcade was a prominent building at the south end of Pilgrim Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It served as a shopping mall until it was demolished in 1963.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arcade%2C_Newcastle_upon_Tyne

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom." Record m-91cd034c5d, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/newcastle-upon-tyne-royal-arcade-newcastle-upon-tyne/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_newcastleupontyneroyalarcadenewcastleupo,
  title = {Royal Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/united-kingdom/newcastle-upon-tyne-royal-arcade-newcastle-upon-tyne/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-91cd034c5d, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.