These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

The world's oldest railway bridge in continuous use.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.