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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).
Byker is a district in the east of the city and metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Home to the Byker Wall estate, made famous by TV series Byker Grove, Byker's population was recorded at 12,206 in the 2011 census. [1] Byker is bordered by Heaton to the north and by Shieldfield to the north
Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne: Flats: 1972 - 1975: 22 January 2007 1392117: 1–89 Gordon Road. More images. 1, 2 and 3 Grace Street ...
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.
St James' Park is a football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.It is the home of Newcastle United.With a seating capacity of 52,305, [2] it is the 8th largest football stadium in England.
Byker Grove is a British teen drama and coming of age television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 as part of CBBC on BBC One. The show was set in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne and was filmed in nearby Benwell. It was created by writer Adele Rose and executive producer Andrea Wonfor.
By the 1970s the building had become The Silver Lady nightclub and later The Mitre pub, before achieving national fame in 1989 as the Byker Grove youth club in the BBC children's television series Byker Grove. The final episode of Byker Grove was filmed in August 2006. [3] Benwell Towers was put up for sale by the owners in 2007.
Karbon Homes is a housing association in the United Kingdom, formed in 2017 as a merger between Cestria Community Housing and Isos Housing.The organisation owns more than 30,000 properties and houses over 80,000 people in Northern England.