Cuthbert Brown was the owner from 1850 to 1856. Mark Gardner took over until 1868. The brewery could produce 15 half-barrels. The Robin Hood closed to make way for the Swing Bridge.

Sarah Brewis brewed at the Shieldfield Inn from 1846 to 1863. This small brewery could produce about 8 half barrels. John Sanderson then bought the brewery. Until recently the pub was owned by Newcastle Breweries, now by Cameron's. It is now known as 'Ye Olde Shieldfield Inn'.

John Banks brewed at the Burnt House Inn on The Side from the mid 1840s until 1857. Robert Kelly brewed there until 1865. The inn closed in 1877.

John Angus ran The Stag Brewery until his death in 1883. The brewery was part of a large property including houses, shops, a four-storey malting, the Stag Inn and Grapes Inn (HER 10739). After 1883 Addison Potter used the malting but the brewery itself became warehousing. Jacob Wilkinson owned the Stag Inn, which closed in 1907

1997 by Alberto Carneiro. Five boulders of white stone standing in a raised brick bed filled with grey granite chips. Commissioned as part of 'Four Seasons' a project organised by Gateshead MBC for the Year of Visual Arts UK. Meant to represent autumn. The sculpture stands on the site of Derwenthaugh Coke Works, now a park with the Derwent Walk close by. Reminiscent of the zen gardens of the far east, and reflects the stoneworking of the artist's home of rural Portugal. The five upright stones are named The Mother Stone, The Waterfall Stone, The Cave Stone, The Moon Stone and The Boat Stone.

1998 by Wendy Scott. On a low brick wall outside main entrance to Rohm and Haas Chemical Company. A polished and painted stainless steel sculpture in the shape of a Viking boat with Palmer's shipyard cranes above. Attached to it are five circular plaques showing a Roman mosaic, Saxon knotwork, the rose window from St. Paul's Church, Palmer's cranes and the crystal structure of salt.

1998 by David Edwick with writing by Linda France. A large sculpture in yellow Stanton Moor sandstone on the verge next to the main road. On the south side there is a carved eagle chasing a pigeon, with a pylon behind. On the north side there is a pigeon and a woman. The piece was designed in consultation with the local Homing Pigeon Society. The sculpture also includes lines from a poem by Linda France "NEVER STOP ASKING WHY. STAY SPRY AND KEEP A WEARTHER EYE. SEE HOW THE FEATHERS FLY, FALL LIE - THE BIRDS ARE HOME AND DRY". Funded from the Single Regeneration Budget and Northern Arts. Commissioned by City of Sunderland.

1998 by Antony Gormley. A 20m high figure of a man with aeroplane wings instead of arms. Rust brown. Made of oxidising corten steel. The former pit heap on which the statue stands was reclaimed in 1989. In 1994 Antony Gormley was chosen to develop a design for a sculpture for the site. The artist worked with Ove Arup who designed the 20m deep piles which hold up the statue. It was funded with money from the Lottery, European Regional Development Fund, Northern Arts and others. Hartlepool Fabrications Ltd made the statue between May 1997 and February 1998. The body and wings were bolted and welded into place on site using two large cranes. The complete statue was inaugurated on Monday 16th February 1998.

1996 by Maurice O' Connell. A bronze relief of ridges and lettering, set into a circular low stone wall base. The artist worked with Harlow Green Infants School. The piece was commissioned by Gateshead MBC as part of the 'Four Seasons' project for the Year of Visual Arts UK. It is meant to represent winter.