Goya: The Untold Story of the Sunderland Legend
A month ago we done a brief overview on the “characters” of Sunderland, the eccentric and notable figures of wearside who either amuse, uplift or even scare us! Now, we’re…
Five Things You Never Knew About the Medieval Village of Southwick
Southwick on Wear is a village with an extensive history, and its one that its locals and community are immensely proud of. If you haven’t been paying attention to the…
The Shipwrecks of Sunderland: The Lost Vessels Off the Coast of Roker
Are there any shipwrecks off the coast of Sunderland in the North Sea? It’s an interesting question to consider, and very plausible given that the area was a huge port…
Five Things You Never Knew About Pennywell
Pennywell is a part of Sunderland famous for often the wrong reasons, or should we say “notorious”. We however contend it is not as bad as people think these days,…
Five Things You Never Knew About the River Wear
In the newest installment of our “five things you never knew” series regarding Sunderland, we aren’t talking about a specific suburb this time but in fact the very thing all…
Exploring Sunderland: The Waterways and Burns of Wearside
The River Wear is synonymous with Sunderland. Historically speaking, there is no city without the river, which watered a nurtured the economy of a town that grew up on shipbuilding…
