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An old school hall in Ford Village that was decorated with biblical murals by Lady Waterford over 21 years.

The Sunderland Codex sculpture outside the University of Sunderland vividly depicts the Codex Amiatinus, the world's oldest single-volume Latin Bible.

The site preserves the only First World War battle site in Blighty.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

A 14-century church and all-round home to saints, tall tales, bones of Border Rievers and men of battle.

Impressive castle owned by the Neville family until the 16th century.

A ruined 17th-century bastle, or fortified farmhouse, situated on a south-east slope of moorland on the edge Ridsdale.

A family of four concrete hippos on a housing estate in Killingworth.

A weir in the River Coquet which powered a nearby water mill, but was also the scene of a wartime tragedy.

The ruins of a crossing used to allow Roman soldiers and goods across the Vallum.

A mid to late 12th century Kirk (Church) in the Romanesque style in Haddington, East Lothian.

An 18th century market cross that would have been used for proclamations.

52 acre park near Houghton-le-Spring with a sculpture trail and plenty of wildlife.

A pleasant green with many fine views of magnificent landmarks of North and South Shields.

34 pieces of enlarged micro marine life made from weathered Corten steel by Andrew McKeown at East Shore Village, Seaham.

Visit the ruins of a once-thriving Carmelite monastery in Aberlady, East Lothian.

A 200 year old water tower in Aberlady that was used to provide water to Luffness hall.

A 3m tall standing stone in a field in East Lothian dated back to the Bronze Age.

A museum of science and industry housed in the former Co-operative Wholesaler Society Headquarters Building on Blandford Square.

A dovecote or doocot located in East Linton near Markle.

A tree trail around Rothbury town centre and riverside showing you all the different types of trees and their history.

Anglican church in Brancepeth, with views over to the stunning Brancepeth Castle.

An unusual gravestone marking the final resting of a burglar trying to rob Lee Hall.

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

A Grade I listed railway viaduct spanning the River Tweed at Berwick and built by Robert Stephenson.

An outstanding painting at Sheburn Village by Jordan Stead AKA Twenty Six Studio. It has become the pride of the village.

The peninsula part of Holy Island, made up of dunes, salt marshes, Snook House and Snook Tower

This peninsula has several pleasing aspects such as a lighthouse, a cannon and the goddess Nike atop the war memorial.

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A stunning house and landscaped grounds which is the seat of the Earls of Wemyss.

An 18th century battery protecting Dunbar Harbour from invasion and privateers.

One of Scotland's strongest fortresses sitting in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of Dunbar.

The DunBear is a steel sculpture of a brown bear in tribute to John Muir, the Dunbar-born naturalist and conservationist.

The remains of a 2,000 year old hillfort in Drem, East Lothian.

A monument to two engineers who died during the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel expansion.

The Hopealone trig point (316m) sitting on top of Hope Hill.

An unfinished castle built by Sir John Seton situated a few miles north-east of Haddington in East Lothian.

A replica of a nearby Anglo-Saxon henge and part of the part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

Childhood home of Richard III, built in the 12th century

Built in 1846, the standing engine hauled railway trucks up and down an incline into Rookhope.

A Coxswain Statue by Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the RNLI and the 9 lives lost on the Lifeboat 'The George Elmy'.

A striking piece of post-war public art by renowned sculptor Geoffrey Clarke.

A country park with an important history, a massive lake, wildlife and fauna, fine views, loads of recreational and sport things. Bonus it has a cafe!

19th century lime kilns, located on the River Wear.

Remains of a romantic looking pele tower on a hill with scenic views.

Redundant marine buoys that are artfully decorated and now sit on the banks of the River Tyne.

A three-storied tower-house built as a hunting lodge then later extended and used as a farmhouse and students' hostel.

The trig point sitting on top of Lamb Hill on the border ridge (511m).

WW2 pillbox disguised as a ruined house.

The trig point sitting on top of Ravensheugh Crags (256m) near Simonburn.

A brickwork mural of William Shakespeare on the gable end of a house in Heaton.

One of Blighty’s oldest wooden ship-lapped buildings. Fresh from a new coat of paint.

Edwardian Baroque styled town hall which embodies civic pride.

A substantial and imposing 13th century ruin of a new castle sits in contrast with the modest footprint of an old castle.

An experimental hydraulic silo to improve the efficiency of processing cut grass into silage built by Lord Armstrong.

Locomotion in Shildon is a captivating railway museum that showcases the history of locomotives and their impact on transportation.

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

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

The trig point sitting on Cold Law on Thorgrafton Common (453m).

A sandstone ruined house that is part of a collection of sculptures on the Riverside Sculpture Trail.

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

Possibly an old windmill converted into a dovecote which is lined inside with brick nesting boxes

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

Jail built on the site of the old Jedburgh Castle in the 1820s.

Stunning castle built in 1721, set in a 21,000 hectare estate.

Remains of a 15th century friary in the heart of Jedburgh.

An old tithe barn within the grounds of Foulden Parish Church where parishioners would give the church 10% of their agricultural produce.

When originally built, the Union Chain Bridge near Berwick Upon Tweed was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world.

A 16th-century tower house in the town of Jedburgh, where it is believed that Mary stayed for a few weeks in 1566. The house is now a museum dedicated to Mary's life and times.

A ruined 12th century Abbey in the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh, Kelso.

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

A Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1796 to store ice for the fishing industry.

A type of roundhouse that was built during the Iron Age in Scotland and is located on the slopes of Cockburn Law.

Ruin near Kelso overlooking the River Tweed, in the grounds of Floors Castle.

The trig point sitting on top of Blackman's Law (274m) near Otterburn.

A Grade II listed building in North Shields built in 1893-94 to provide accommodation for retired and needy seafarers and their wives.

One of the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship gardens in Harrogate.

A single-span, through arch road bridge, built in 1928-29 by Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd., and designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson, and a bowstring arch railway bridge built in 1879.

A cast iron lighthouse set in Roker Cliff Park.

A cast iron book sculpture a dedicated to the Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

Ruins of a 14th century chapel in the grounds of Low Friarside Farm.

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

A 2,000 year old hillfort located on Lordenshaw Hill on the outskirts of Rothbury at the foot of the Simonside Hills.

Ruins of a 12th century priory on the Bolton Abbey estate.

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

A Grade II* listed Church, dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle, in Stanhope.

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

The trig point sitting on top of Branshaw (326m) on the Otterburn Ranges.

Limestone ravine with two waterfalls in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

A charity and working community farm in the urban heart of Newcastle upon Tyne.

A ruined fortress in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, first built by a Norman baron in c. 1100 on a cliff above the River Nidd.

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

A ruined castle built in the early 1300s by the influential Hepburn family.

A spectacular natural landform of Limestone Pavement in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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

Medieval castle, home to the Clifford family for 400 years

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

A limestone cave in Knaresborough where local legend has it that Mother Shipton was born and lived.

Peaceful, ruined 12th century abbey managed by English Heritage