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Penshaw Monument 14th June 2009

Penshaw

(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)

Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...

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Victoria viaduct

Washington

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction NW)

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Roker Park

Sunderland

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

Sunderland was granted a charter in 1145, the charter gave it market rights and thus the town grew slowly from humble beginnings...

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Beamish, County Durham: Tram

Beamish

(6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction W)

Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...

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The Sage, Gateshead Viewed From Newcastle Quayside

Gateshead

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction NW)

The urban sprawl of Gateshead rises majestically skywards in a seemingly endless mixture of concrete and glass. Gateshead stretches for almost 13 miles along the banks of the River Tyne...

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St.Bedes monastery in Jarrow, Tyne And Wear

Jarrow

(7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction N)

This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...

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Autumn Scene

Durham

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)

Durham as a town reflects the long history of its magnificent castle and cathedral with its winding streets, ancient market place and alleyways and other old churches to discover.....

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River Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NW)

This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....

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A picture of Kelloe

Kelloe

(10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction S)

Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast...

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Cullercoats harbour. Tyne & Wear

Cullercoats

(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction N)

Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...

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Penshaw

Penshaw Monument

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

The Penshaw Monument is a 70 ft high folly built on Penshaw Hill in 1844 in honour John Lambton (1792–1840), 1st Earl of Durham.....

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Black-necked Swans with chick.

Washington Wetlands Centre

(1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction N)

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Washington Old Hall. Washinton, Tyne and Wear.

Washington Old Hall

(2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction NW)

Manor house associated with the family of George Washington..

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Lumley Castle, Chester-le-Street, County Durham

Lumley Castle

(3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction SW)

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Hylton Castle, Sunderland, tyne & WEAR

Hylton Castle

(3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NE)

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Mowbray Park, Sunderland

Mowbray Park

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction NE)

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Sunderland South Pier Lighthouse

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

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Sunderland North Pier Lighthouse

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction NE)

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Waldridge Fell Moor, County Durham

Waldrige Fell Country Park

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction W)

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Angel Of The North at Gateshead

Angel of the North

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction NW)

Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....

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