2010

NZ2764 : Long Headlam, Byker Wall

taken 15 years ago, near to Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Long Headlam, Byker Wall
Long Headlam, Byker Wall
South side of an eight-storey section of the Byker Wall between Carville and Grace Lee sectors.
Byker Wall

The Byker Wall is the name given to the long, curving blocks of maisonettes of between 3 and 8-storeys built as a protective wall on the north side of Byker Estate. South of the wall, short, low-rise terraces are arranged in small communities often utilising the same bold elements (colour coded in regions) around play-grounds, greens and well planted gardens. It was designed by the notable architect Ralph Erskine (1914-2005) LinkExternal link during the mid-1970s. Its Functionalist Romantic styling with textured, complex facades, colourful brick, wood and plastic panels, attention to context and relatively low-rise construction represented a major break with the Brutalist high-rise architecture in favour at the time. The innovative and visionary design has won many awards, and the Byker Wall has also been placed on UNESCO's list of outstanding twentieth century buildings. In 2007 the Byker Estate was Grade II* listed as an example of outstanding architecture LinkExternal link
A case study of Byker Estate by Future Communities can be found here LinkExternal link

Municipal Dreams in Housing, Newcastle LinkExternal link


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Category: Apartment block
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Byker Wall [21] · Grace Lee [4] · Long Headlam [3] Other Photos: · Gardens behind the Byker Wall · Long Headlam, south side of Byker Wall ·
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NZ2764, 131 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 March, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 29 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2722 6468 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.5596N 1:34.5765W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2721 6464
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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