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Dist:0.3km<br/>Houses at the edge of Herrington Country Park. The park has been developed on the site of a colliery which closed in 1985.
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.3km<br/>Herrington Country Park has been developed on the site of Herrington Colliery, The colliery closed in 1985, after over 100 years of producing coal. More information about the park and its history is available at these websites: Sunderland City Council: http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2441 Keep Britain Tidy: http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/GreenFlag/GreenFlagAwardSites/NorthEast/Default.aspx?parkID=301
©Malc McDonald
Dist:0.4km<br/>Herrington Country Park has been developed on the site of a colliery. The colliery closed in 1985. Four sculpted seats have been installed in the park. This one is "Sun", the others are "Wind", "Rain" and "Snow".
©Malc McDonald
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.4km<br/>Formerly managers' houses for Herrington Colliery, these houses now overlook Herrington Country Park. More info see: http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/mk4CustomPages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=30036&sectionID=6046
©Brian Abbott
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.4km<br/>The site of Herrington Colliery which closed in 1985.
©Mick Garratt
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.4km<br/>Houses at the edge of Herrington Country Park. The park has been developed on the site of a colliery which closed in 1985.
©Malc McDonald
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©Mick Garratt
Dist:0.4km<br/>The main pond in the country park is designated as a boating lake. The jetty shown in the middle of the picture is where model boats are launched. It's also regularly used for feeding the waterfowl.
©Brian Abbott
Dist:0.4km<br/>Another view of the main pond. Penshaw monument on the skyline in the distance.
©Brian Abbott
Dist:0.5km<br/>Herrington Country Park has been developed on the site of a colliery. The colliery closed in 1985. A reminder of the area's history is provided by this pit wheel, which flanks a path which leads into a Miners' Memorial Garden.
©Malc McDonald

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