Wallsend | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | West Coast |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Grey District |
Pushpin Map: | New Zealand West Coast |
Coordinates: | -42.4393°N 171.3207°W |
Blank Name: | Local iwi |
Blank Info: | Ngāi Tahu |
Wallsend is a locality in the West Coast region of New Zealand, located on the south side of the Grey River. It is located opposite Taylorville. The two settlements were connected via a suspension bridge for pedestrians that was known as the Taylorville bridge.[1]
The church in Wallsend was St Saviour's.[2]
In a large fire on 4 January 1933, the Union Hotel (where the fire started), the Empire Hotel, a billiard room, the library and a private house were destroyed.[3] Another hotel, the Albion, burned down on 31 August 1934.[4] The Wentworth Hall, principally used for dances and built in 1935, burned down on 1 August 1936.[5]