Newcastle: St James' Park Timeline - A Visual History

21. More Scrapped Plans

A view of the stadium before the Barclays Premier League match at St James' Park, Newcastle. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 30, 2014. See PA story SOCCER Newcastle. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Ed
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In 2007 the club, which was led by Messrs Hall and Shepard at the time, announced plans for a new £300 million development of the stadium and surrounding areas. A major conference centre, hotels and luxury apartments would be built and the Gallowgate End would be extended, taking the capacity to 60,000 and looking something like the picture above.

The plans were scrapped as the new owner, a certain Mike Ashley, didn't see them as a priority.

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