Created over a decade from 1991 to 2001 by sculptor Colin Wilbourn and writer Chaz Brenchley, the St Peter’s Riverside Sculpture Trail honours the city’s rich past, with 13 artworks in total.
Over the years, the original trail has been added to, with three large-scale sculptures joining the trail last year alone.
But have you spotted them all? Here’s the story behind all of the artworks that hug the Riverside from Wearmouth Bridge en route to Roker.
17. Shadows in Another Light, beneath Wearmouth Bridge
Colin Wilbourn, Karl Fisher and Craig Knowles worked together to create this sculpture. An octagonal concrete drum acts as a pedestal for the large forged steel sculpture of a tree. There are 16 roundels of cast concrete (made by a group of visually impaired adults) set into the base depicting scenes such as a lighthouse, a sailing ship and the Lambton Worm. Each scene has a direct link to the River Wear. | Sunderland Echo