Foreboding whispered warnings to “never look over the Byker Wall” were common on the playground. But then the Tyne and Wear Metro appeared in 1980, and attitudes began to change. If you travel from ...

The Byker Wall estate was built between 1969 and 1982, with The Byker Community Trust now owning 1800 of the properties in the area. nechronicle Load mobile navigation. News. Latest News; ...

The Byker Wall estate was built between 1969 and 1982, with The Byker Community Trust now owning 1800 of the properties in the area. Share. by Owen Younger; 08:00, 11 Feb 2023; See news near you.

Byker Wall, which has more than 600 flats, has been repainted in its original colour scheme and a new roof with solar panels has been installed. Designed by architect Ralph Erskine, ...

The Byker Wall is today owned and managed by the Byker Community Trust Housing Association which has invested around £41m since 2012. The area has received both good and bad press over the years.

In the 1970s he designed the Byker Wall, a colourful block of flats which replaced demolished terraced houses. His other notable works include the Ark in Hammersmith, London, and the wood and glass ...

The refurbishment project is the largest ever undertaken at Newcastle's Byker Wall A multimillion-pound refurbishment of an iconic Tyneside housing estate has been officially launched by the ...

Byker is most commonly known by architects for the so-called ‘Byker Wall’. For me, and I expect all the members of Ralph Erskine’s team who designed Byker (a scheme which rehoused 12,000 people), it ...

Byker Wall, which has more than 600 flats, has been repainted in its original colour scheme and a new roof with solar panels has been installed. Designed by architect Ralph Erskine, ...

A multimillion-pound refurbishment of an iconic Tyneside housing estate has been officially launched by the minister for housing. MP Kris Hopkins visited Newcastle's Grade II-listed Byker Wall ...