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War Memorial from 1921 by the A68 in Rochester, Northumberland

A Roman Fort, surrounding settlement and museum that has been gradually excavated over the past 50 years and the location of some of the most important Roman finds in history.

A 5.5 inch Howitzer Gun to celebrate Seaham's links to the Royal Artillery and coastal defence during WWII.

A Roman Fort that forms part of Hadrian's Wall at the frontier of the Roman Empire.

An obelisk standing in Richmond Market Place dating to 1771 with a surprising hidden secret.

A series of railway related art works in Shildon.

Georgian era sundials on two facades of one house at The Green in Richmond.

A tower which is all that remains of the Greyfriars Franciscan Friary in the centre of Richmond.

Remains of a Roman Bridge that carried Dere Street over the River Tees.

A former horse racing track on the outskirts of Richmond that contains what is left of the oldest, surviving, stone built, public grandstand in the world.

A church in Richmond with built elements dating from the 12th century.

The remains of a Saxon Cross adjacent to the B6275 which follows the line of the old Roman Road Dere Street.

A hospital built on the site of a 13th century Augustinian Friary to house the "poor freemen" of Newcastle.

Statue dedicated to George Stephenson at the junction of Westgate Road and Neville Street.

An ornate clock standing on Whitley Bay promenade, unveiled by Councillor James Hamilton Grant in 1933.

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

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

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

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

A ruined Augustinian Abbey in the town of Jedburgh.

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Marmion Tower is a Garde I listed, 15th-century gatehouse in West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

Two Market Crosses in Corbridge.

An 11th Century Church in the village of Egglescliffe

A Nature Reserve alongside the River Breamish in the Northumberland National Park

A timber cabin set on the banks of Kielder Water mirrored on the opposite bank by another, more simple hut.

A covered market in Newcastle City centre, designed by John Dobson and opened in 1835. Once the largest covered market in the country.

The grave of famed Lakeland Poet, William Wordsworth.

Turret 7B on Hadrian's Wall, found along with a 63m long section of the wall in a small area of public space in a housing estate by the A186

A 17th century stone bridge over the River Tyne that is the oldest surviving bridge over the River.

Remains of the Roman Bridge across the River Tyne that led to the Roman Town.

A 1920's park in Whitby that also houses a Museum and Art Gallery on site.

The most photographed location in the Lake District. An 18th century Packhorse Bridge.

An island off the coast of East Lothian famous for its seabird colony.

The ruins of a 7th Century Christian Monastery which later became a Benedictine Abbey overlooking the north sea and town of Whitby. Famous for featuring in Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Potentially one of the earliest stone circles in Britain, thought to be constructed around 3000BC, located in one of the finest locations within the Lake District National Park.

A church with 13th century and earlier origins set on the spectacular Church Point Headland in Newbiggin by the Sea

A museum of natural history and ancient civilisations in the heart of Newcastle city centre.

A none conformist burial ground that is now a recreation area.

An 11th century Saxon cross head that marks the focus for the start of the annual Goose Fair in Ovingham.

A Church in Ovingham with sections dating from the 11th century and location of the grave of famed engraver, Thomas Bewick.

A series of art installations created to celebrate the regeneration of the Hoults Yard estate between 2011 and 2020.

A memorial fountain dedicated to Richard Grainger, the builder famous for his partnership with architect John Dobson.

An historic market place in the centre of Stanhope and the location of the Market Cross, a Petrified Tree Stump, the War Memorial and St Thomas Church.

Statue to Jack English or Lang Jack, a famed resident of Whickham who stood 6 feet 4 inches and was renowned for his strength... and bad temper!

The grave and monument of Harry Clasper, renowned boat builder and professional oarsman. The Alan Shearer of his day.

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

A series of linked public parks in Wallsend comprising Richardson Dees Park, the Hall Grounds and Arboretum.

A 47 hectare nature reserve near Witton le Wear created on an area of former sand and gravel quarry and sewerage treatment works.

A late 18th or early 19th Century Lime Kiln just outside Shilbottle.

Nature Reserve set in a former Whinstone Quarry in the village of Embleton

A Roman Temple dedicated to the God Mithras near to Brocolitia Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

A 19th Century Windmill in Fulwell, built for Joseph Swan in 1806.

Tiled street art depicting space invaders placed around Newcastle City Centre

A Brutalist public work of art in Peterlee, designed by British Artist and Architect, Victor Pasmore.

Nature Reserve near Houghton-le-Spring run by Durham Wildlife Trust.

A life sized bronze sculpture in memory of Lord Armstrong on Barras Bridge outside the Hancock Museum.

Two Parks, Castle Vale and Coronation Park, set either side of Berwick Station which include footpaths, shelters, rose gardens and a lily pond.

A new artwork on the King Street Stairs leading from the Quayside to All Saints Church.

The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers or as it is more commonly known, “The Mining Institute” is one of the finest buildings in Newcastle. It is a Victorian building built at the time when high-Gothic architecture was coming into fashion.

An ornate, Edwardian Shopping Arcade, in the centre of Newcastle built in 1906. The arcade is set within Richard Grainger's Central Exchange Building.

A free art gallery in the centre of Newcastle housing works by Henry Moore, Thomas Bewick, Norman Cornish, Richard Hamilton and Charles Napier Hemy among others.

A war memorial to the Northumberland Fusiliers sited on the grounds of St Thomas the Martyr Church at Barras Bridge, depicting the spirit and patriotic confidence that swept the nation at the outset of war in 1914.

A Victorian public park in Walker, Newcastle with links to Robert Burns and its own population of Ring Necked Parakeets.

A defensive gun battery established near the mouth of the Tyne during the Anglo Dutch Wars in the 17th Century and used during various later conflicts.

A Grade I Listed Church in Mitford with a number of interesting architectural features and Grade II Listed tombstones and Lych Gate in the churchyard.

Statue to Henry Percy, also known as Harry Hotspur, Alnwick's most famous Knight and one of Shakespeare's best known characters.

An ancient Northumbrian Church, one of the oldest in the Country, dating back to the 11th Century that stands on a hill with amazing views in all directions.

A 19th Century, Grade II listed, Lifeboat Station situated on the beautiful horseshoe bay at Cullercoats.

A research and teaching laboratory which formed part of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Newcastle University. It is now part of the larger School of Natural and Environmental Sciences.

A Doric style column with a Percy Lion on the top dedicated to the 2nd Earl of Northumberland.

A Grade II listed Clock Tower and Drinking Fountain in the Venetian Gothic Style.

A statue of the comedy icon and one half of the legendary duo Laurel and Hardy, Stan Laurel to celebrate his time living in North Tyneside.

A restored Grade I listed, 13th Century Friary and ruins in the centre of Newcastle, now partly used as a restaurant and craft workshops.

A nature reserve set within Gosforth Park where you can see birds, otters, deer and much more.

An independent Library, the largest outside of London, in the centre of Newcastle established in 1793, opened in 1825 and home of Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society.

A sculpture comprising 22 bronze figures by Juan Muñoz near South Shields beach.

The ever changing Ouseburn Street Art and Installations.

A ruined, Grade II listed Scheduled Monument, 16th Century Tower House / Bastle House.

A 14th century stone monument to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388

Site of the battle of Newburn Ford and Ryton Willows Local Nature Reserve

A prehistoric standing stone with cup markings.

A Parish Church close to the centre of Rothbury, parts of which date back to the 1200s

The Parish Church of St James in Shilbottle

One thousand acres of historic park and woodland set against the backdrop of Lambton Castle.

A Country Park and lake on the outskirts of Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine example of a 16th-century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders