Memories of Sunderland: The Old Twenty Nine
“Bands, friends, beer, broken glass on the floor and flooded toilets!”– Elaine Worthy The Old Twenty Nine is a former…
What does it mean to be from Sunderland? And why does it matter?
The City of Sunderland in many ways embodies the story of modernity in England. Rapidly emerging from a series of…
An introduction to “Mackem Cuisine” and Popular Foods in Sunderland
Pictured: The famous Saveloy dip The food and tastes of different cultures develop over time as a product of the…
Legends of Sunderland: The “Mackem Mover” Steve Turner
Steve Turner is a Sunderland fan who gained a brief stint of fame as a dancer under the title of…
Phrases Only People from Sunderland Will Understand (and the origin of the Mackem Dialect)
The Sunderland dialect, known officially as “Mackem” is a branch of Northumbrian English (referring to the region north of the…
The Round Robin, was it the roughest pub in Sunderland?
The Round Robin was a pub located on Hylton Road, between Ford and Hylton Lane Estate, to the west of…
