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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Shildon

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Shildon, England

Updated February 18, 2019

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The Rocket as preserved in the Science Museum, London

Shildon, England

The ‘Rocket' Locomotive

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

The funeral train when it was displayed in York.

Shildon, England

Winston Churchill's Funeral Train

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

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The Mining Art Gallery.

Bishop Auckland, England

The Mining Art Gallery

An art gallery dedicated to art works by coal miners which depict work in the mines and life in the former British mining communities.

2 miles from Shildon

The deer house.

Bishop Auckland, England

Auckland Castle Deer House

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

2 miles from Shildon

The memorial.

West Auckland, England

'First World Cup' Memorial

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.

2 miles from Shildon

Escomb, England

Escomb Anglo- Saxon Church

This Anglo-Saxon church is over 1300 years old and was constructed with stone robbed from a Roman fort.

3 miles from Shildon

Escomb Church and graveyard.

Escomb, England

Escomb Church

A 7th-century church in northeast England built using stones from a nearby Roman fort.

3 miles from Shildon

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