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St. Peter's Church

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

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'Shadows in Another Light'

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

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Steel Men Of Wearside

This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.

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Mowbray Park Walrus

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

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The Red House

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.

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National Glass Centre

A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.

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The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old gargoyle has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

2 miles from Tyne and Wear

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