Jubilee beacons lit across North East and Cumbria

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Beacon lighting at Cawfields QuarryImage source, Northumberland County Council
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There were dramatic scenes at Cawfields Quarry

Beacons have been lit across the North East and Cumbria to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

The tributes were visible at town and city centres as well as landmarks across the region - ranging from castles to the top of fells, including Scafell Pike, England's highest.

There was also a chain of them along the 73-mile stretch of Hadrian's Wall.

And at Northumberland's Cawfield Quarry an archer fired a flaming arrow into a floating bonfire beacon on the water.

Stockton beaconImage source, Stockton Council
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A beacon blazed in front of Stockton Town Hall

Crowds at the lighting of Stockton beaconImage source, Stockton Council
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Crowds turned out for the lighting of the beacon in Stockton

Beacon lit at Carlisle CastleImage source, Carlisle City Council
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The beacon at Carlisle Castle was lit by the city's mayor

Archer and lit beaconImage source, Northumberland County Council
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The archer who lit the floating beacon was dressed as a Roman soldier

Image of Queen on Durham Town HallImage source, Durham County Council
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In Durham a 1952 portrait of the Queen was projected onto the Town Hall

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