Who Owns Peterlee Town Centre?

Castle Dene Shopping Centre in the town centre is owned by Oracle Estates, whose head office is based in Surrey.

Who founded Peterlee?

Peterlee Development Corporation was founded in 1948, first under A. V. Williams, then under Dr Monica Felton. The original master plan for tower blocks of flats by Berthold Lubetkin was rejected as unsuitable for the geology of the area, which had been weakened by mining works, and he resigned in 1950.

Who is Peterlee named after?

The town of Peterlee was named after a prominent East Durham man, Peter Lee (1864-1935), who was a miners' leader, methodist preacher, local councillor and trade unionist.