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A large-scale mural bursting with energy, depicting Roker Lighthouse.

A huge metal spider artwork on the side of a house in North Shields.

A pair of controversial horned, helmeted and shield wielding Vikings in Jarrow Town Centre.

Large-scale mural depicting the heritage of the area, close to the Wearmouth Bridge.

A steel sculpture in the shape of a giant pickaxe in Jarrow, created as a memorial to the town’s mining heritage and the communities who worked in the pits.

A discreet sandstone monolith in South Gosforth that notes the line of the Ninety Fathom Dyke and the distance from the Gosforth Colliery Shaft.

A sculpture by artist, Christine Hill, erected in 1991 as 'a reminder that the rhino, one of the world's great animals, is threatened with extinction by the greed of mankind'.

A ceramic wall mural, installed on the site of a former bakery.

A former Library building with an eclectic mix of art, maritime, social, and natural history elements.

Seven murals around North Shields by local artists created to capture the heritage and spirit of the area.

Two unconnected historical finds in a snug corner of Lawe Top. They are a pair of brick built beacons, and two replica Russian cannons captured from the Crimean War (1853-1856).

A library designed to look like the pages of a book being fanned, with curious exhibits and a viewing terrace overlooking the River Tyne.

Twice life size figures by Ray Lonsdale depicting workers involved in the Wearside industries.

Sentius Tectonicus is an eight and a half feet-high weathered steel sculpture of a Roman centurion soldier marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall.

Twice life size Corten Steel figures by Ray Lonsdale along the River Wear.

An old brick built seaman's chapel on Newcastle Quayside, built by Thomas Oliver Junior and opened in 1877.

Memorial statue to commemorate the life of English radical Liberal politician, industrialist, activist and journalist standing tall at the junction of Westgate Road and Fenkle Street in Newcastle.

Lifesize statue of a female welder from the World War II era by Dr Ron Lawson on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland.

A tribute to the incandescent lightbulb invented by Sir Joseph Swan on Swan House Roundabout.

A concrete crocodile on the banks of the River Wear in Washington, built as part of the new housing estate.

A sculpture of the ingenious life saving lamp originally designed by George Stephenson, favoured by North East miners, sitting pretty opposite Lidl in Westmoor.

A Corten Steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale to honour the Herring Girls.

A Church without parish dedicated to the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket

A former showroom for horses, carriages and bicycles, later a car showroom and now an office space which retains many original features including the old wooden horse ramp.

The remains of a coal staithes for the Wearmouth Pit.

Country park with fantastic views over to Penshaw Monument

A towering stone cross commemorating the life of The Venerable Bede, on Roker seafront.

Five silvery steel girders piercing the promontory at St Peter's in Sunderland and growing into the form of a cormorant taking to the sky.

A huge miner’s helmet and cap lamp hung on a peg rack created by Father and son Ray and Sam Lonsdale in homage to the area's mining heritage.

Public gardens with sunken trees, an Italian rock in the fountain, and the stunning backdrop of a former 18th-century rectory.

Seven stainless steel collier brigs, setting sail in the remains of an old dry dock by the river in South Shields.

Four mural sites depicting the cultural history of Houghton le Spring, created by local artists.

Dating from the late 12th century, St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin.

A former Royal Air Force site with lots of planes and ghosts.

The tide stone was a 1783 stone marker denoting the tidal limit of the river Tyne before it moved further upstream to Wylam.

A sculpture dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in the Montagu View Pit Disaster.

A unique fortress style house in Newcastle's West End that was won as a prize in a 1920's raffle.

A Grade I listed building with origins dating back to the 7th century.

An urban gallery displaying the work of 12 artists based on the history of the area.

Sculptures and decorations from old buildings that were demolished to make way for Eldon Square.

A series of murals mounted on the walls of an old air raid shelter just underneath the Black Gate depicting familiar scenes from the city’s history.

A monument built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and also celebrate William Wouldhave and Henry Greathead, two of the people credited with the design of the first self-righting lifeboat.

A 19th Century Public Park designed by Edward Kemp.

Five bronze life-size swans in various stages of flight that look naturally interwoven with each other.

A local nature reserve with a modern history of regeneration from marshland to bog due to the end of water mills.

An abstract sculpture by Eilis O'Connell of a conical, polished stainless-steel sculpture.

The last remaining cone from the Lemington Glass Works Cone.

An attractive folly of several styles making a pleasant sitting arrangement along the River Tyne.

A statue to John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his unlikely companion.

Relief sculpture around a metro ventilation shaft.

Bronze statue close to the River Tyne, depicting the history of South Shields.

162 hectare park with ponds, walkways and bird hides.

A mural depicting history and noteworthy people and places of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

Saint George slaying the dragon atop a granite and portland stone pillar in the middle of old Eldon Square

Steel Truffle Pigs and Mushroom Statues hidden in Newcastle Centre by the Men of Steel blacksmith Graeme Hopper.

A life size reminder of The Vaux Brewery wagons and Dray horses by Ray Lonsdale.

Exploring the old and modern art around the Northumbria University Campus.

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

A Victorian park with many fine features, sculptures, and modern-day art installations including reference to Lewis Carroll.

Something for all ages, from dinosaurs to mining, shipbuilding, glass, art, natural history, and an arboretum!

Former golf course with far reaching scenic views, a café with a model of an early steam engine by Stephenson.

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

A curvaceous staircase in wood, metal and concrete by Thomas Heatherwick.

A blue carpet made out of crushed glass outside of the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle. Part of an urban art project and created by Thomas Heatherwick.

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.

Remains of a pumping station built by Robert Stephenson in 1844.

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

A staircase leading up to where the battery would have been in Newcastle.

A Victorian Public Park dating from 1880.

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

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

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

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!

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

A Grade II listed Tower Mill dating to around 1790.

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

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

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

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

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

Purpose built gallery housing the collection of Joseph Shipley.

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

An original working Victorian Water Pumping Station operated by steam.

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

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.

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

A ruined Roman template dedicated to the local deity Antenociticus.

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

The Hill Head Farm trig point sits at the edge of a field (186m) near Gateshead.

Pens to hold stray animals, dating back to medieval times.

Four sculptures outside the Stadium Of Light that commemorate the city's industrial past.

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

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

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