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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 ...
Ford Estate (known as Ford locally) is a suburb in the south of Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. The suburb is divided into two areas: High Ford borders the estate of Pennywell . Low Ford, to the east, borders the suburb of Pallion . [ 1 ]
The Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC) is a proposed transport link from the A19, through the city centre, to the port. A major phase of the plan is the creation of a new bridge , which will link the A1231 Wessington Way on the north of the river with the Grove site in Pallion, on the south of the river.
The sale of Robinson's shares was completed on 2 February 2005 [23] after Romanov made financial guarantees that the club could continue to trade without selling Tynecastle. [24] This sale increased Romanov's stake to 29.9%, [23] giving him effective control of the club. [23] Romanov's takeover was welcomed by a fans representative. [23]
Sir Lawrence Andrew Common DSO DL (31 March 1889 – 6 April 1953) was a British shipping director. [1] [2] [3] [4]Common was born in Sunderland, County Durham, the son of Francis James Common (1847–1903), an iron merchant from Darlington, and his wife, Annie Elizabeth (née Walford) of Banbury, Oxfordshire. [5]
1836-37 Andrew White ; 1837-38 Richard Spoor; 1838-39 Joseph Simpson; 1839-40 Joseph Brown; 1840-41 Richard White; 1841-42 Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet; 1842-43 Andrew White; 1843-44 Robert Burdon Cay; 1844-45 James Allison; 1845-47 Robert Brown; 1847 Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet; 1847-48 John Scott; 1848-49 Joseph Simpson; 1849 ...
In preparation for their Premier League campaign, Sunderland spent around £40,000,000 in the 2007–08 season.Signings included the club's record signing of Craig Gordon for £9,000,000, [2] Michael Chopra for £5,000,000, [3] and Kieran Richardson for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £5,500,000. [4]
Andrew White (22 January 1792 – 3 October 1856) was a British politician. Born in Bishopwearmouth , White followed his father in becoming a shipowner, also owning coal mines and iron and glass factories.