NEW MURAL ON GROAT MARKET
BOBZILLA MURAL LANDS AT CATHEDRAL SQUARE IN NEWCASTLE A massive mural, from the graphic artist Bobzilla, has now landed on the side of Cathedral Square, Newcastle. Monument Real Estate Management (‘Monument’) and Newcastle NE1 (‘NE1’) jointly launched a competition at the end of last year to install mural at the building. Bobzilla was finally chosen from a total of […]
11 GROAT MARKET GRANT AWARD
NE1’S REGENERATION OF THE BIGG MARKET CONTINUES WITH RESTORATION AND REBRAND FOR BLACKIE BOY NE1’s transformation of Newcastle’s historic Bigg Market continues. After the dramatic changes brought about by the redevelopment of the public realm, the team at NE1 is continuing its work with property owners to restore some of the many historic and listed […]
INCOMING INVESTMENT: POCKIT LANDS IN BIGG MARKET
Newcastle put another Fintech company in their ‘pockit’ Pockit, an inclusive Fintech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, has set up a new office in Newcastle. This follows securing £15m of investment finance during 2020 and is part of their UK expansion plans and vision to drive financial […]
BIGG MARKET PROJECT SECURES 12 MONTH EXTENSION & CONFIRMS LATEST PROJECT
NE1’S BIGG MARKET REGENERATION PROJECT TO CONTINUE INTO 2021 The multi-million pound regeneration of the historic Bigg Market in Newcastle, delivered by NE1 Ltd, will continue into 2021 after securing an extension from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The £3.2 million project has already seen the award-winning transformation of the public realm and the restoration […]
ACCOLADE FOR BIGG MARKET AGENCY
The future of serviced offices in Newcastle has arrived A brand new concept for serviced office space has launched in Newcastle Upon Tyne. HiveTree is a bold, exciting and completely revolutionary community-focussed concept. It’s already been awarded the accolade of ‘office space provider of the year.’ Set in the historical Central Buildings on Bigg Market […]
WORK TO BEGIN ON ICONIC BALMBRA’S
BIGG MARKET REJUVENATION CONTINUES WITH BALMBRA’S RESTORATION The Bigg Market’s rejuvenation, led by NE1 Ltd, continues with the transformation of one of Newcastle’s most iconic and famous buildings, Balmbra’s on the Cloth Market. Immortalised in the Geordie anthem, The Blaydon Races, Balmbra’s was once a hugely popular music hall and pub but was damaged […]
41-43 GROAT MARKET: MEAT STACK MOVE IN
The Coronavirus Lockdown has not stopped redevelopment plans progressing on Newcastle’s historic Bigg Market. The team at NE1 has continued the restoration of the former George Rye and Sons building at 41 – 43 Groat Market, on the south-west side of the market square The building work is nearing completion and the new tenant, Meat:Stack, […]
PUBLIC REALM WINS LORD MAYORS DESIGN AWARD
On February 6th 2020 the Bigg Market project team were delighted to be named winners in the Landscape category of the Lord Mayors Design Awards 2019. The judges were particularly impressed that the design team showed a commitment to retaining the mature trees in the Bigg Market where possible, and to enhancing the views towards […]
WC REOPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC
The 6th February 2020 saw the newly refurbished former Gentlemen’s WC open it’s doors to the public for the first time since 2012. Following a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant, the building which has sat underneath the Bigg Market since 1898 was fully refurbished before being handed over to a tenant to fit out in […]
WORK BEGINS ON 41-43 GROAT MARKET
The latest property to receive a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant is 41-43 Groat Market. Commencing in January the property will undergo restorative repairs to the frontage including alterations to the existing shopfront. The works are expected to take 10 weeks. This property has been in the same family ownership since 1924 but the family […]