A little short on content right now but I'm sure this page will fill up as the year flies by. You can always check out my Byker (2021 to 2025) and Byker (2005 to 2018) pages for now.
22nd February 2026
Heaton Park Road, nos 29 and 31.
Heaton Park Road.
Roger Street, no 1.
Roger Street, off Heaton Park Road, was the entrance to the old Byker railway station on the Riverside Branch, which ran between Byker and Willington Quay. The station closed in 1954 and the area was a great playground when we were young. Morrisons supermarket took over a lot of the site when it was built and no 1 is the only building left.
17th February 2026
Allendale Road, Council depot (ex Newcastle and Gateshead Water Co.).
Originally the site of a former quarry, the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company built subterranean reservoirs here around 1902-1904. They were demolished in 1967-8 and the offices of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company were built on the site. In recent years the water company has vacated the site and some of it has been used as a council depot while most of the site has been largely dormant.
I read somewhere recently that demolition was expected to begin in May 2025 with vague talk from the council about building a SEND school on the site but it's still standing. See my Byker (2021 to 2025) page for many photos taken in April 2025.
2nd February 2026
Spires Lane, Church of St. Lawrence.
A serious issue developing with what I think is the rear vestry coming away from the church.
3rd January 2026
Ayton Street.
Janet Square.
Janet Street.
St. Peters Road.
Walker Road.
See my other photos around Byker:
- Byker (2005 to 2018)
- Byker (2021 to 2025)
- Byker, Bolam Street School (Demolition)
- Byker, Bolam Street, Construction of New Houses
- Byker, Chirton Estate (2020)
- Byker, Harbottle Park
- Byker, Shields Road
- Byker, St. Lawrence's Square
- Byker, St. Michael's Church
- Byker, St. Peters Basin
- Byker, The Byker Wall
- Byker, Walker Road, Hoults Yard (Old Maling Pottery)
No comments:
Post a Comment