The Legend of “Spottee’s Cave” in Roker, Where did it come from? And What’s Inside it?
At the end of Roker Beach, underneath a Cliff Gorge heading into the park of the same name, there's a...
Month: July 2021
The City of Adelaide, One of the Greatest Ships ever made in Sunderland
The City of Adelaide is the oldest surviving clipper ship in the world. Built in the year 1864 by the...
The Rapid Transformation of Sunderland’s Minster Quarter
The village known as "Bishopwearmouth" was a predecessor of modern Sunderland, with St. Michael's Church, now the "Minster" sitting on...
The Glorious Lost History of Hendon Few Knew Existed
Welcome to Hendon. Although one of the oldest, it's probably one of the most notorious suburbs of Sunderland and the...
The Strange Story of “The Ambit” The Wear Public Artwork That Ended in Disaster
In 1999, Sunderland City Council put a £250,000 European Arts grant towards a 22 tonne steel model in the River...
The Spirit of Sunderland: A Lost Dream of What Holmeside Could Have Looked Like
Holmeside is probably one of the least appealing areas of Sunderland city centre. A glorious past and an unfavourable pleasant,...
