Tom Collins House is a block of sheltered housing, designed by Ralph Erskine and built in 1976-78. It is part of the Byker Wall, which was designed to shield the Byker estate from a planned inner motorway. Plans for the motorway were revised by 1968.
This is part of the Volume: EFC01/01/05/015 Flats; within the Sub Series: EFC01/01/05 Domestic Building Types; within the Series: EFC01/01 Series of 35mm slides; within the Collection: EFC01 Edifice Collection
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Norman, Sally Ann: Edifice
Architect: Erskine, Ralph
Late 20th Century Flats, Late 20th Century Sheltered Accommodation, Late 20th Century Housing Estate
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