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2017
In Northern England:
- 6th May 2017: Trinity United Reformed Church in Whitley Bay, destroyed by fire.
- 9th July 2017: The Lake District became a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
- 29th July 2017: opening of The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre in Once Brewed, Northumberland.
- 13th Nov 2017: a statue of Martin Luther King unveiled in King's Quad at Newcastle University.
- November 2017: opening of the Fire Station, Sunderland, as an arts and music hub.
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Urban Sciences Building
- Overview Map The Urban Sciences Building of Newcastle University, located in Science Central, was completed in 2017. It is the new location of the School of Computing and Institute for Sustainability. …
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Statue of Martin Luther King
- A new statue of the civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, is located in King's Quad at Newcastle University. The 2m tall bronze statue, by Nigel Boonham, was …
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The Fire Station
- Overview Map The Fire Station on High Street West in Sunderland opened in 1907. The building was designed by Sunderland architects William Milburn (1850-1935) and Thomas Ridley Milburn (1862-1943), who also …
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Fiddler’s Green
- Overview Map Street View 'Fiddler's Green is a sculpture located on the Fish Quay at North Shields, dedicated to fishermen who lost their lives at sea. It was madeby Ray …
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The Lakeland Shepherd, Cockermouth
- Overview Map Street View The Lakeland Shepherd is a statue located by the entrance to The Laureates housing development, off Low Road in Cockermouth. The statue was created by sculptor …
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Urban Sciences Building
- Overview Map The Urban Sciences Building of Newcastle University, located in Science Central, was completed in 2017. It is the new location of the School of Computing and Institute for Sustainability. …
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Statue of Martin Luther King
- A new statue of the civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, is located in King's Quad at Newcastle University. The 2m tall bronze statue, by Nigel Boonham, was …
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The Fire Station
- Overview Map The Fire Station on High Street West in Sunderland opened in 1907. The building was designed by Sunderland architects William Milburn (1850-1935) and Thomas Ridley Milburn (1862-1943), who also …
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Fiddler’s Green
- Overview Map Street View 'Fiddler's Green is a sculpture located on the Fish Quay at North Shields, dedicated to fishermen who lost their lives at sea. It was madeby Ray …
