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Wallsend has a history of shipbuilding and was the home of the Wigham Richardson shipyard, which later amalgamated to form Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, probably best known for building the RMS Mauretania. [5]
Wallsend fort (1964 OS map) Wallsend fort plan (3rd century) Segedunum was a Roman fort at modern-day Wallsend, North Tyneside in North East England. The fort lay at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall near the banks of the River Tyne. It was in use for approximately 300 years from around 122 AD to almost 400.
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. [1]
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The shingle beach at Pevensey Bay provides an important defence against flooding and storm damage from the sea for a large area of low-lying land beyond. There are two Martello towers, constructed in 1806 as Napoleonic coastal defences. Before development commenced it was known as Wallsend; the 16th century Castle Hotel standing alone on the beach.
Wallsend St Peter and St Luke The Church of St Luke is a Church of England Grade II* listed [ 1 ] church located in the centre of Wallsend , North Tyneside , next to Station Road. The nave of St Luke's, Wallsend, looking east The Lady Chapel at the east end of the south aisle
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The facility has its origins in a private house, known as Wallsend Hall, built in the early 19th century. [1] The hall was originally occupied by William Clark, [2] then by his son-in-law, John Wright, who were both Mayors of Wallsend, [3] and then by Robert Richardson Dees, a local solicitor, before being acquired by Sir George Burton Hunter in 1914. [4]