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Hastings Hill is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.. Hastings Hill is a housing estate, close to the A19, and the Pennywell and Grindon areas of Sunderland. It was built as a private development in the late 1960s on an area of land between the county borough boundary and the surrounding post war council-built estates.
The seafront is home to a sandy blue flag beach, seaside promenades, two amusement arcades, children's playgrounds, fish and chip shops, small guest houses and two 4 star hotels, The Grand Hotel and the Seaburn Inn. [citation needed] The main shopping street is Sea Road, which runs from the seafront up through Fulwell to the Seaburn Metro station.
In 1950, Sunderland authorities purchased 208.69 acres (84.45 ha) [20] and set out plans for the creation of a new estate consisting of over 1,400 houses, [21] creating today's Farringdon. The last private owners of the estate were Robert Moorhead and George Lee, who were publicly critical of the pace at which the land was acquired and ...
The Vaux Site is an area of brownfield land in the centre of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear currently undergoing development. The area of the former Vaux Breweries until its closure in 1999, the council are recreating the site in a multi-million pound joint venture with Carillion.
Tunstall is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England which is mostly a privately purchased estate. It is located to the west of Ryhope, and east of Silksworth. The area was built around a large hill, known as Tunstall Hill. Since 1966 pilgrims have erected crucifixes on the hill every Good Friday.
Roker (/ ˈ r oʊ k ər / ROH-kər) is a seaside resort of Sunderland, city of Sunderland district, Tyne and Wear. England. It is north of the River Wear's mouth and Monkwearmouth, west of the North Sea, east of Fulwell and Seaburn is south. It lies within historic County Durham. The majority of the houses in Roker are terraced or semi-detached.
Seaburn Dene is a northern suburb of Sunderland, England, located about one mile inland from the North Sea, near the boundary with South Tyneside.. The first part of the development (Shields Road) was laid out just before the war but building resumed in the early 50s by a company called Lane Fox (part of Grasmere estates) The oldest houses in Seaburn Dene are those in the bottom half of ...
Thorney Close is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. It is located on the northern edge of the A690 (Durham Road), and borders with Grindon to the north and Herrington to the south, and the A19 to the west. Originally emerging as a Tudor era manor estate and orchard, Thorney Close was purchased by Sunderland authorities in the ...