The Industrial Heritage of Rivers Tyne Wear & Tees originate in the Lead mining hills of the Pennines. Tynedale, Weardale and Teesdale are not part of the North Yorkshire Dales, but located in an area originally called Rheged and latterly known as Northumbria with Northumberland being the portion north of the Tyne.

   Tyne Piers

The industrial Revolution which started to transform the world in the Nineteenth Century originated here in the North East of England, fueled by the Coal mining in Northumberland and Durham. 

The coal supplied the Heavy Industry of the Tyne, Wear & Tees Rivers and was also shipped out of the Tyne to London.

The exportation of the Coal from Northumberland and Durham with the Ore's mined in the North Pennines was supported by the Internationally renowned Shipbuilding Industry on all three rivers primarily on the Tyne & Wear.

The Steel fabrication Industry of Teesside sought the Ore from the North Pennines and Coal from the Yorkshire Mines to ensure their Worldwide dominance fabricating bridges for transportation around the globe such as the Tyne Bridge & Sydney Harbour Bridge. Most recently was the building of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank in Hong Kong during the 1980s

Beamish Open Air Museum

At Chester-le-Street south of Newcastle, Beamish portrays the Industrial Heritage of the North of England. It accurately recreates life in the North in the early part of the last century, with rebuilt buildings often moved to the site and guides authentically dressed. The local shops, houses, sweet factory, school, pub house and a Methodist chapel are open to view. There is also a drift mine, a railway station operating steam trains, plus tram cars, to view, it must be stressed the Beamish is an all day Educational Attraction.