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This work by artist Charles Sansbury, was originally wall-mounted above a road a few hundred metres from this roundabout as part of the 1970s Killingworth Township development. Made of galvanised/painted steel, the work was fully restored and relocated onto this roundabout, as part of the 200th anniversary of George Stephenson's first fully working steam engine, the Blücher, in 2014. This work is not based on any particular locomotive, rather a general response to Stephenson's early engines developed at Killingworth. For information about the artist Charles Sansbury visit https://charlessansbury.com/. This poem, inspired by George Stephenson and the Blücher, first appeared in the 2014 published book, 'North Tyneside Steam': KILLINGWORTH 1814/ GEORGE STEPHENSON Canny lad, Geordie the engine-wright, Northumberland in his bones, head full of bright ideas. Cylinders, boilers, smoke stacks & steam to haul the coal at Killingworth where miners worked the seam. Dust & dirt, sweat & toil in the Colliery workshop off the Great Lime Road. The Blücher, a General's name, hauled thirty tons at marching pace down to the staithes & the bonny Tyne. Here he cut his teeth. The poem was written by Geoff Holland

This sculpture was erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of George Stephenson making his first locomotive, ' Blucher'. The locomotive was manufactured less than 400 metres from where this memorial is now on view.

This large metal sculpture is placed in the middle of a roundabout at the southern end of the Killingworth Centre.

Erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of George Stephenson constructing his first locomotive at his workshop behind Dial Cottage Image and tested on the Killingworth Waggonway Image

The new town of Killingworth was created from 1963 and was characterised by brutalist modern concrete architecture - notably the three "Killingworth Towers" which eventually had to be demolished in 1987. The building in the centre appears to be one of the few surviving buildings from that era.

One of several swans which appeared to be resident on the large lake in the centre of Killingworth.

A large secondary school in the centre of Killingworth.

Around 1964, during the reclamation of the derelict pit sites, an attractive 6 hectare lake was created to the south of the centre of Killingworth new town. This is the eastern part, separated by a causeway (Southgate) from the main body of the lake. Across the water can be seen the striking modern buildings of George Stephenson High School, a specialist Humanities College.

The Lakeside Centre is a Sports Complex run by North Tyneside Council in the township of Killingworth. The centre sits next to the lake in Killingworth and opened in 2007 at a cost of £9.4M.