Dry summer claims first victim

Dry summer claims first victim - 1989 - Building vol 254 no 7612, 25/8/89 p7 Architects` Journal vol 190 no 8/9 23/30/8/89 p7 .

Rush & Tompkins has started a four-month programme of repair on floor cracks at Gateshead `s Metrocentre . The huge shopping centre and leisure complex was built on reclaimed land and the area affected was built on clay .


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