Stone bench at Roman Way Picnic Site (3)
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Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 6 Feb 2017
This public space was developed on the site of the old Barnard Castle gasworks which were finally demolished in the 1990s. The area is next to the site of the conjectured Roman bridge over the River Tees. Three stone benches were carved by local sculptor Keith Alexander.