About Wallsend In North Tyneside

Wallsend is a historic town in the borough of North Tyneside on the banks of the river Tyne built at the North Eastern end of Emperor Hadrian’s Roman Wall. 

The towns historic name Segedunum which translates to “strong fort” is visible on many of the it’s various road signs.

Progress in the ongoing redevelopment of Wallsend follows the fairly recent demolition and rebuilding of Burn Closes Bridge links the communities of Holy Cross, Rosehill & Howdon to Wallsend town centre, along with the  brand new multi-million pound swimming pool and regeneration of its parks and hall grounds.

The ongoing regeneration of Battle Hill shopping precinct as well as the building of a second vehicle tunnel and the refurbishment of the pedestrian tunnel in Willington Quay are visible signs of the significant amount of money being spent on the further development of the town.

Though this progress seems slow to some Wallsender’s, a vast amount of new money has already being spent on the town and its suburbs and the plans for the future will mean that the Wallsend communities will continue to change in the future.

Our mixture of articles, links, comments, photo’s, slideshows and videos will help to keep you informed and up to date with the latest important news and events in the Latest News & Events section where you can view regularly updated news and events from in and around the town of Wallsend in North Tyneside.

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Battle Hill, Wallsend

Battle Hill in Wallsend is currently undergoing massive changes with the total refurbishment which includes the demolition of the old shopping centre which is being replaced by a brand new shopping complex which will house all the current local shops and services which previously served it’s residents. As shown in the slideshow below, these changes …

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Holy Cross

On the north end of the Burn Closes Bridge in Wallsend lies Holy Cross which houses one of the UK’s oldest medieval churches. Holy Cross Medieval Church Ruins, stands at the Apex of Wallsend itself to the Eastern end of Wallsend Burn. The ruins of this old church and graveyard aptly sit at the rear …

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St Peters Church

St. Peter’s Parish Church in Wallsend replaced the ancient and medieval church of Holy Cross which stands in ruin at the top of the Wallsend burn. The church was restored in the 1890′s and its churchyard is home to many 19th Century headstones. Placed just off the junction to Burn Closes Bridge and High St …

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Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel – Willington Quay, Wallsend

The Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel was Britain’s first purpose-built pedestrian & cycling tunnel running under the River Tyne between Willington Quay in Wallsend and Jarrow. Originally opened in 1951 at a cost of around £800,000 the two tunnels run in parallel, one for pedestrian use and a slightly larger tunnel for cyclists. Both tunnels are 270 mtrs in length and …

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Wallsend Community Support Services

Information about community services in Wallsend, North Tyneside Our community support services category will point you in the direction of and offer you information about community support services in Wallsend, North Tyneside. If you run a support service we should know about that covers those that live in and around Wallsend, please use the comment /reply …

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Wallsend Remembers

The War Memorial Monument in Wallsend Town Centre was erected in remembrance of ex employees of Wigham Richardson & Swan and Hunter shipbuilders who volunteered to fight for and died during battles in the first and second World Wars. The grade 2 listed structure (which was vandalised by thieves who stole the bronze plaques in June 2008) …

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4 comments

  1. Margaret Graham

    Looking for old photos from 1960 onwards, I am now living in Halifax and would like to see old photos from when I lived in Howdon. I went to Hadrian School.

  2. Clare Robbins

    Warning wheel clamping cowboys operating at the Forum.

    I had recently lost my bank card in need of some cash i popped to the Forum in my lunch break to go to Barclays Bank .

    When I returned to my car five mins later i found somone clamping my car demanding £150 to remove clamp
    I understand I was in the wrong not having pay & display ticket a fine would have been bad enough but to clamp my car stopping me returning to work is a total discrace

    1. The Tynesider

      Sorry :( to hear about that Clare, Maybe you should make an official complaint/appeal to the council … http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/browse.shtml?p_subjectCategory=882 … Thanks for the warning !!

    2. Joan Phelan

      Hi Clare
      Did you have any success about your wheel clamping?

      2 weeks ago, we had to bring £150 cash so that the wheel clampers woujld allow my daughter and her 2 toddlers to go free. They wouldn’t accept her credit card and it was subzero temperatures.

      It’s highway robbery!

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Memorial Hall & Peoples Centre, Wallsend, North Tyneside

Wallsend MEM (Peoples Centre & Memorial Hall) Get’s An Upgrade

Funding has been secured to modernise the Wallsend Memorial Hall & People’s Centre to maximise the space available inside for the future which will ais in future plans to offer conference and banqueting facilities, a unique location for Weddings and other private functions, as well as continuing to provide educational opportunities, training and guidance to the people of …

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Wallsend Waggonways Family Fun Day Walk or Cycle

The Chris Lucas Trust are a Children’s Cancer Charity and we are bringing back, by popular demand, an event that was held for years in North Tyneside, however it has a new name and it is even bigger! It is called Waggonways Family Fun Day Walk or Cycle and will be held on Saturday 24th …

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