Paddle Gate - Sunderland, UK - Gates of Distinction on Waymarking.com

The gate is part of the St. Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project.

Sunderland is on the banks of the River Wear. The narrow river mouth, and consequent deep river bed, had made Sunderland an ideal location for shipbuilding since medieval times.

During the 19th century, the river became an industrial power house of shipbuilders, collieries and glass manufacturers. By 1900, Sunderland was being described as the ‘greatest shipbuilding town in the world’, but by the end of the century, all of this vast industrial might had more or less vanished.

The 1980s saw the gradual de-industrialisation of this part of the river, with the closure of the shipyards, the mine, and the associated trades. But the heritage of this industrial past was not forgotten and the sculpture project celebrate this history, with reminders of the associated architecture left in situ at various places along the river. There are a number of sculptures from Wearmouth Bridge at the east, to the marina near to the mouth of the river.

The project is named after St. Peter's, an old Saxon church in the area.

The gate

The gate gives access to a rowing club’s boathouse and is immediately next to the RNLI Lifeboat Station.

It is made of metal and consists of vertical paddles used for rowing and shows them tied together with rope.

The gate was made by Craig Knowles.

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