Work is starting on a major redevelopment of a former Ouseburn warehouse that has become a famous graffiti wall.
Plans were approved last year for an overhaul of the popular street art spot in Maling Street, next to the Glasshouse Bridge and the Tyne Bar. Hoardings are now going up around the former Stables Buildings site in preparation for it to be transformed into a new complex that could be home to a restaurant, shops, and other local businesses.
And the team behind the refurbishment project told the Local Democracy Reporting Service this week that they will be creating space for graffiti artists as part of the development, in order to preserve the wall's legacy.
