Hi Alun,
Regarding the "Byker Wall", - after a few years, the local use of the term "The Wall" became parlance for the whole development, which by then included that part encircled by The Wall - - it became the new Byker Village I believe.
Another district just a few miles away, "Wallsend" derives from the location of the beginning of Hadrian' wall, hence my prior comment.
Anyway, thanks in large part to the "participatory design" of the Erskine team, the whole thing seems to have worked in social terms, not just the strictly mechanical "resettlement" of people.
Other observations?
Cheers,
Sydney Hudspith
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