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]

Wallsend
Taylorville (foreground) and Wallsend (far side of Grey River)
Wallsend
Coordinates: 42°26′21.52″S 171°19′14.41″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast
District	Grey District
Local iwi	Ngāi Tahu

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]

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