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Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

A multitude of artifacts, equipment, models, photographs,and information on all things mining.

A tall pyramidical structure made with repurposed stone from a Durham Cathedral turret.

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

A sculpture of three miners waiting to go down the pit. It’s a reminder of the three mines that Seaham once had.

An urban conservation area, with grand buildings, cobbled lanes, River Tyne views, and a few pubs.

A Norman Church with a quirky interior, sitting high and proud above Whitby with a paradigmatic gothic graveyard.

The 199 stone steps lead up to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, a classic Gothic graveyard, and the Norman Church of Saint Mary.

A poignant tribute to the mining community in the distinctive style of Ray Lonsdale.

Medieval, Regency, and Victorian splendour all under several roofs. A wonderful deer park and woods. Oh and of course, it's haunted!

Over 10 acres of glorious trees, and plants with stunning romantic backdrops such as St Marys Abbey, The Hospitium, St Marys Tower, and the Roman Walls.

Dramatic landscape and panoramic views of the coast. Stone art with science, history and mythology.

Former St Mary le-Bow Church, hosting displays on Durham history.

Stunning art around the Headland at Hartlepool. Each one has a story.

A grade two listed iconic building in Cullercoats constructed as a lookout for fishermen.

A coastal success in the Turning of the Tide Project and something for all the senses

A jewel of a Welfare Park in Horden.

25 acres of plants from five continents. Also eye-catching art installations such as boots, bugs, and fungi.

A 12th century church which was the scene of a Roundheads and Cavalier's confrontation and is also the final resting place of Anne Bronte.

A lovely church in a quintessentially British setting. Possibly the oldest in the Durham diocese.

A gem on the County Durham coast in terms of variety, scenery, history and passive science at work.

This castle started as a motte and baily and then rebuilt in the 14th century in a Quatrefoil styled castle. The only one in England.

A feast for photographers, natural history enthusiasts, structure admirers, sculpture lovers and children

A modernist building, especially built for the study, teaching, demonstrating and display of all things glass.

Grade I listed mansion house predominantly 18th century.

A castle dating back to the Normans in Durham city centre.

Once a former chapel, but is now a museum, packed full of local heritage.

Six foot pair of boxing gloves commemorating the achievements of Maurice Cullen.

A life size sculpture of grandmother and granddaughter by Ray Lonsdale.

Life size sculpture referring to the legend of Durham's founding on the banks of the River Wear

Striking mural and sculpture, depicting South Hetton's mining heritage.

Art installation near Middlesbrough football ground.

Brickwork from the Victorian age.

Modernist footbridge completed without using scaffolding in 1963

A distinguished weather radar station that can be seen for miles.

A tower based on a siege engine amongst eclectic buildings

The Transporter Bridge that spans the River Tees in Middlesbrough.

Designed by local sculpturer Ray Lonsdale, this statue Horns could be the Angel Of Durham.

A stunning example of a lighthouse in Sunderland with a parabolic pier.

A town with a nature reserve, memorial garden, cemetry and a reconstructed miners pit cage, celebrating the times of mining in Easington Colliery.

A 2,000 foot long pier built in the 1960's to pipe sea water for the magnesia treatment works.

A ruined colliery engine house that was part of a monumental mining disaster.