Where the furnaces of Consett Steelworks once burned, two gleaming instruments now stand against the skyline — a theodolite and a set square, each around three metres high. This is Terris Novalis, created in 1997 by sculptor Tony Cragg. Its name means “New Land” — a tribute to Consett’s rebirth after the steelworks closed in the early 1980s. Built from stainless steel and resting on animal legs — hooves, claws and paws — it’s part monument, part reflection on how the town found its balance again