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Byker Wall
Byker Wall in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Byker Wall is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Byker Wall is a long, unbroken block of 620 maisonettes in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They were designed by Ralph Erskine and constructed in the 1970s. The wall is just part of the estate, which in total covers 200 acres (80 hectares).
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Background
Architecture
The Wall, along with the low-rise dwellings built to its south, replaced Victorian slum terraced housing. There were nearly 1200 houses on the site at Byker. They had been condemned as unfit for human habitation in 1953, and demolition began in 1966. The new housing block was designed by Ralph Erskine, assisted by Vernon Gracie. Design began in 1968 The architects opened an office on site to develop communication and trust between the existing residents. Existing buildings were to be demolished as the new accommodation was built. Following completion, fewer than 20% of the original local residents were housed at Byker Wall.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9750, -1.5780
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE6 1EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Sources
- wikidata: Q5004106 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Byker Wall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Byker Wall?
- Byker Wall is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9750°, -1.5780°.