Houghton-le-Spring Moreover, at the same time, Hetton-le-Hole and Washington Urban Districts became part of Sunderland. In essence, this was to form a new borough within the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County. Naming Of Houghton In the Boldon Book of 1183, the name of the town was Hoctona, but at other… Continue reading
Holy Trinity Church (The East End Of Sunderland) To begin with, Holy Trinity Church, is one of the oldest buildings in Sunderland’s East End. Indeed, in 1719 the residents of the fast growing port of Sunderland petitioned for a separate parish. This was because St. Michael’s at Bishopwearmouth, their local… Continue reading
Hartley Wear Glass Works In 1833, Hartley senior died and three years later, James and his brother John, left Smethwick and moved to Sunderland. Then, in 1837 James and John started their own business, Hartley’s Wear Glass Works, off Trimdon Street. This was of course near the eastern end of… Continue reading
Welcome To The Original Washington In modern English, Hwæsa becomes Wassa or Wossa after translation, so this could refer to an influential chieftain or farmer. Moreover, there is an actual reference to Wassyngtona meaning ‘settlement of Wassa’s people’. Because there are no records from this period, evidence is hard to… Continue reading
Edward Thompson Printers The business, Edward Thompson Printers, started out because of a bet, which turned out to be a winner. To begin with, in 1867 a young man called Edward Thompson placed a bet on a horse and won £60. Indeed, this was a great deal of money in… Continue reading
Monkwearmouth Firstly, Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland on the north side of the River Wear. It all began at the end of the seventh century because of a young nobleman named Benedict Biscop. To clarify, Biscop is the Patron Saint of Sunderland and was born in AD627 at the Royal… Continue reading
Victoria Hall Disaster To begin with, the Victoria Hall Disaster is a terribly tragedy in which 183 children lost their lives. The Victoria Hall stampede of 1883 is still the worst of its kind ever to have happened in Britain. Of course, news of the disaster spread far and wide.… Continue reading
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