2023
NZ4058 : Roker Pier
taken 2 years ago, near to Roker, Sunderland, England
This is 1 of 8 images, with title Roker Pier in this square
Roker Pier
Guards the entrance into Sunderland Harbour. A distinctive lighthouse consisting of grey and red granite hoops can be seen at the end of the pier, standing sentinel for well over a hundred years.
Grade II Listed, and extensively restored in 2012.
The Weardale Way passes the landward end of the pier.
Grade II Listed, and extensively restored in 2012.
The Weardale Way passes the landward end of the pier.
Weardale Way
A 77 mile route following the River Wear from the sea at the Lindisfarne Memorial, Sunderland to the headwaters in the east Pennines, keeping as close as is possible to the river. It visits Lumley Castle, Durham (where the Castle and Cathedral forms a World Heritage Site), Bishop Auckland and Stanhope. After Stanhope the Way makes a northward loop to Rookhope to take in part of a tributary, Rookhope Burn.
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- Grid Square
- NZ4058, 246 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Chris Heaton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 19 May, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 12 June, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 4090 5887 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.3712N 1:21.8035W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 4087 5886
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
