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...
History
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...
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...
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...
