Sunderland old and new
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sunderland old and new by Malc McDonald as part of the Geograph project.
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Sunderland old and new
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 8 Mar 2014
In the foreground is a derelict industrial building and a disused road leading under a disused railway bridge. These are reminders of Sunderland's past as an industrial city. In the background to the right is the Stadium of Light, a football stadium built in the 1990s on the site of a colliery.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.911079
Longitude
-1.398204