The Most Famous People in History to Have Visited Sunderland, Past and Present
Sunderland is far removed from the centre of political power and wealth in Britain, that being London, so we tend...
Month: July 2021
The Lost and Forgotten Cemeteries of Sunderland: A Guide
A Cemetery is a place where we bury and remember our dead. We often take their presence for granted given...
Tracking A History: What ever happened to Sunderland’s Tram Network?
We've all seen the old photos before, they bring deep memories of nostalgia and perhaps symbolic of a more glorious...
What Was Sunderland Like in the Middle Ages? Here’s What We Know
The Middle Ages is a period which attracts a lot of public interest and imagination. We often romanticize it with...
The Grizzly Tale of the Sunderland Cholera Epidemic
Its 2023 now and most people hope we've seen the last of COVID. But the experience of the pandemic may...
Remembering the Victoria Hall Disaster: A Sunderland Tragedy
At the end of the 19th century, a tragedy occurred within the town of Sunderland which was amongst one of...
