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Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/NEC" title="NEC">NEC</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>National Exhibition Centre</b> (<b>NEC</b>) is an exhibition centre located in <a href="/wiki/Marston_Green" title="Marston Green">Marston Green</a>, England, near to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Solihull" title="Solihull">Solihull</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-All_About_NEC_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-All_About_NEC-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is near junction 6 of the <a href="/wiki/M42_motorway" title="M42 motorway">M42 motorway</a>, and is adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Airport" title="Birmingham Airport">Birmingham Airport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International railway station</a>. It was opened by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> in 1976. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">National Exhibition Centre</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg/250px-NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg/375px-NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg/500px-NECBirmingham_logo_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="266"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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class="latitude">52°27′12″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°43′10″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.45333°N 1.71944°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.45333; -1.71944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Blackstone_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The Blackstone Group">The Blackstone Group</a> (since 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-blackstone_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blackstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NEC_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="NEC Group">NEC Group</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Built</th><td 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class="infobox-label">Expanded</th><td class="infobox-data">1980, 1989, 1993, 1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span class="nowrap">Classroom-style</span> seating</div></th><td class="infobox-data">40–350</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><span class="nowrap">Meeting-room</span> seating</div></th><td class="infobox-data">10–720</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Banquet/ballroom</th><td class="infobox-data">30–500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Theatre seating</div></th><td class="infobox-data">15,683 (<a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Enclosed space</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Exhibit hall floor</th><td class="infobox-data">190,000 m<sup>2</sup> (2,000,000 sq ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parking</th><td class="infobox-data">16,500 spaces</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit access</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International railway station</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eee;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://thenec.co.uk">thenec<wbr></wbr>.co<wbr></wbr>.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Expansion_of_the_complex"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Expansion of the complex</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Exhibitions"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Exhibitions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#NEC_Group"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">NEC Group</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Emergency_hospital"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Emergency hospital</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The NEC was originally going to be built adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/M1_motorway" title="M1 motorway">M1 motorway</a> (junction 21) near <a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a> but it was turned down by <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_County_Council" title="Leicestershire County Council">Leicestershire County Council</a> with claims that "The big shows won't move away from London".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building was designed by Edward Mills.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1971, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Environment" title="Secretary of State for the Environment">Secretary of State for the Environment</a> granted outline planning approval for the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 16 February 1973, then Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Edward_Heath" title="Edward Heath">Edward Heath</a> travelled up from London to cut a white ribbon and initiate its construction.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NEC was opened by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> on 2 February 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_of_the_complex">Expansion of the complex</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Expansion of the complex" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The seventh hall of the NEC complex, a multi-purpose indoor arena named the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham International Arena">Birmingham International Arena</a> (currently branded BP Pulse Live), opened in December 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG/220px-NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2491" data-file-height="1792"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 158px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG/220px-NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG" data-width="220" data-height="158" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG/330px-NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG/440px-NEC_plaque_11y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Plaque commemorating the opening of the "second phase of development" in 1989</figcaption></figure> <p>On 23 March 1989, Queen Elizabeth II opened three new halls.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four more halls were added in 1993, and another four new halls, designed by Seymour Harris and built by <a href="/wiki/John_Laing_Group" title="John Laing Group">John Laing</a>, were completed in January 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A five-year, £40 million venue improvement programme which saw improvements made to everything from the car parking to signage, seating and catering was carried out between 2006 and 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Exhibitions">Exhibitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Exhibitions" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The NEC has 20 interconnected halls covering 190,000 m<sup>2</sup> (2,000,000 sq ft) of floor space.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regular exhibitions in the past have included the <a href="/wiki/British_International_Motor_Show" title="British International Motor Show">British International Motor Show</a> and the international dog show <i><a href="/wiki/Crufts" title="Crufts">Crufts</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NEC has 16,500 parking spaces spread around the site, with a shuttle bus service operating to and from the car parks. In 2020 the all-day parking fee for public exhibitions was £16.00.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="NEC_Group">NEC Group</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NEC Group" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Parent company the NEC Group also owns and operates the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Birmingham" title="Arena Birmingham">Arena Birmingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/ICC_Birmingham" title="ICC Birmingham">ICC Birmingham</a>, both in central Birmingham, and the <a href="/wiki/Resorts_World_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Resorts World Arena">Resorts World Arena</a>, based on The NEC site.<sup id="cite_ref-BM15_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BM15-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Council" title="Birmingham City Council">Birmingham City Council</a> placed the NEC Group up for sale in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After short-listing three contenders to purchase the company, the sale to <a href="/wiki/Lloyds_Development_Capital" title="Lloyds Development Capital">Lloyds Development Capital</a>, the private equity unit of Lloyds Banking Group, was completed in January 2015 for £307 million.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, <a href="/wiki/The_Blackstone_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The Blackstone Group">Blackstone</a> acquired NEC Group from Lloyds Development Capital,<sup id="cite_ref-blackstone_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blackstone-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> paying around £800 million for the group.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Emergency_hospital">Emergency hospital</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Emergency hospital" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_Birmingham" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham">NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham</a></div> <p>From early April 2020 the NEC housed <a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_Birmingham" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham">NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham</a>, an emergency hospital scheduled to open on 10 April, and receive its first patients on 12 April,<sup id="cite_ref-ES_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ES-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as part of a network of <a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospitals" class="mw-redirect" title="NHS Nightingale Hospitals">NHS Nightingale Hospitals</a> in response to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_England" title="COVID-19 pandemic in England">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-2020-03-27_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-2020-03-27-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 April 2021 the hospital was closed without ever treating a patient.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=National_Exhibition_Centre&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a"><noscript><img alt="Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG" data-alt="Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG/180px-NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG/240px-NEC_hall_3a_11y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Preparations for an exhibition in Hall 3a</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="View from inside the atrium"><noscript><img alt="View from inside the atrium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG" data-alt="View from inside the atrium" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG/180px-NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG/240px-NEC_inside_atrium_11y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">View from inside the atrium</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Atrium roof structure"><noscript><img alt="Atrium roof structure" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG" data-alt="Atrium roof structure" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG/180px-NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG/240px-NEC_atrium_roof_10y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Atrium roof structure</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The atrium showing an upper level called the Gallery"><noscript><img alt="The atrium showing an upper level called the Gallery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG/90px-NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 90px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG/90px-NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG" data-alt="The atrium showing an upper level called the Gallery" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG/135px-NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG/180px-NEC_atrium_gallery_11y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The atrium showing an upper level called the <i>Gallery</i></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Moving walkway"><noscript><img alt="Moving walkway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG/120px-NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG" data-alt="Moving walkway" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG/180px-NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG/240px-NEC_horizontal_escalator_11y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Moving_walkway" title="Moving walkway">Moving walkway</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="NEC Pavilion (2008)"><noscript><img alt="NEC Pavilion (2008)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg/120px-The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg/120px-The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg" data-alt="NEC Pavilion (2008)" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg/180px-The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg/240px-The_NEC_Pavilion_-_geograph.org.uk_-_985608.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NEC Pavilion (2008)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Atrium_Entrance_2,_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="NEC Atrium entrance 2 (2005)"><noscript><img alt="NEC Atrium entrance 2 (2005)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg/120px-Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg/120px-Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg" data-alt="NEC Atrium entrance 2 (2005)" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg/180px-Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg/240px-Atrium_Entrance_2%2C_National_Exhibition_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_81173.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NEC Atrium entrance 2 (2005)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="NEC Atrium entrance 3 (2007)"><noscript><img alt="NEC Atrium entrance 3 (2007)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG" data-alt="NEC Atrium entrance 3 (2007)" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG/180px-NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG/240px-NEC_atrium_entrance3_10y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">NEC Atrium entrance 3 (2007)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="An NEC Plaxton Pointer 1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF shuttle bus outside atrium entrance 2"><noscript><img alt="An NEC Plaxton Pointer 1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF shuttle bus outside atrium entrance 2" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG/120px-NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG" data-alt="An NEC Plaxton Pointer 1 bodied Dennis Dart SLF shuttle bus outside atrium entrance 2" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG/180px-NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG/240px-NEC_shuttle_bus_10y07.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An NEC <a href="/wiki/Plaxton_Pointer" title="Plaxton Pointer">Plaxton Pointer</a> 1 bodied <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Dart_SLF" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennis Dart SLF">Dennis Dart SLF</a> <a href="/wiki/Shuttle_bus" title="Shuttle bus">shuttle bus</a> outside atrium entrance 2</div> </li> </ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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