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Wallsend (/ ˌ w ɔː l z ˈ ɛ n d /) is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies 4 miles (6.5 kilometres) east of Newcastle upon Tyne .
Wallsend was the more developed and as it grew it linked to Plattsburg via Nelson Street. Wallsend was proclaimed a separate municipality in early 1874, but the two areas had re-joined by 1915. The coal mined at Wallsend was of very good quality and the township prospered, creating the commercial hub it is today. [5]
Wallsend Town Hall is a municipal building on High Street East in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of North Tyneside Council from 1974 to 2008, is a Grade II listed building .
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[11] [12] Wallsend were promoted as runners-up to Washington Colliery in 1927–28. [ 11 ] Tragedy struck the club in the 1931 close season, when inside forward, John Wynn, formerly of Cardiff City F.C. , [ 13 ] died aged 27, after being hit in the chest by a cricket ball, when playing in a friendly match.
The plans indicated a shed 80 feet long by 20 feed wide with two double doors at the back for the purpose of unloading goods. A new Wallsend railway station was built at the same time, replacing an earlier station. [3] In later years it served a number of purposes, including as a car sales yard and as the Wallsend Enterprise Centre.