2023
NZ4059 : Bede's Cross, Roker Terrace, Sunderland - end of the Weardale Way?
taken 2 years ago, near to Roker, Sunderland, England
Bede's Cross, Roker Terrace, Sunderland - end of the Weardale Way?
Some websites suggest the 'Lindisfarne Memorial' as the seaward end of the Weardale Way, but locals deny the existence of such a memorial. No mention is made of the Weardale Way here, at Bede's Cross, but Sunderland tends to ignore the Way.
The Cross was erected in 1904 as a memorial to the Venerable Bede, who lived in the nearby Monastery of St Peter in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, and is sometimes regarded as the father of English history (ref notice board).
The Cross was erected in 1904 as a memorial to the Venerable Bede, who lived in the nearby Monastery of St Peter in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, and is sometimes regarded as the father of English history (ref notice board).
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
- NZ4059, 258 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Tim Heaton (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 19 May, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 18 June, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 4067 5931 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.6096N 1:22.0150W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 4066 5929
- View Direction
- North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
