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By 1770 Sunderland had spread westwards along its High Street to join up with Bishopwearmouth. [18] In 1796 Bishopwearmouth in turn gained a physical link with Monkwearmouth following the construction of a bridge, the Wearmouth Bridge , which was the world's second iron bridge (after the famous span at Ironbridge ). [ 42 ]
The core of the settlement was divided into three main streets of which continue to adhere to their medieval shape today, of which were: High Row, Low Row and the Lonnin (now Sunderland High Street). The latter street connected Bishopwearmouth to another settlement, Sunderland, which was a small fishing port at the mouth of the river.
Following is a list of dates in the history of Sunderland, the ancient city in North East England. Facts and figures, important dates in Sunderland's history.
The National Glass Centre opened in 1998, reflecting Sunderland's distinguished history of glass-making. [165] Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, on Borough Road, was the first municipally funded museum in the country outside London. [64] It houses a comprehensive collection of the locally produced Sunderland Lustreware pottery. The City ...
James Watson Corder (1867–1953) is a historian best remembered for documenting family history in Sunderland, County Durham, England. His volumes are invaluable to people interested in genealogy today.
A typical Victorian street in Ashbrooke. Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb . Originally occupied by large middle-class families, including much of Wearside's Jewish population, a fair number of the larger residences have been reorganised into dwellings of multiple occupancy, home to the local University ...
A network of streets in the southern area of Fulwell contains many nineteenth-century terraced houses, with a large amount of Victorian architecture. In the northern part of Fulwell, housing consists mostly of semi-detached, inter- and post-war dwellings, with many of the most popular streets constructed in the 1930s.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... This is a list of suburbs and places of interest in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England ...