A unique piece of World War I history – which was almost lost forever – has gone on display for the first time this week at a Sunderland museum.
An old suitcase was rescued from a skip following a house clearance by eagle-eyed staff at the city’s Thompson Waste Centre.
But...
In 1963 at the age of two David Archer had a unique view of Sunderland – living in the city’s only penthouse.
David’s parents met and taught at the University of Sunderland from the 1950s onwards, and his dad was warden of Wearmouth Hall student accommodation which was at the...
Sunderland City Council will join communities across the world in the annual, international commemoration of the Bosnian Genocide in Srebrenica.
‘Remembering Srebrenica’ week commences on Monday 5 July and marks the 26th anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide; the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. It will end...
The Jane Gibson Almshouses Trust has been awarded a grant of £103k to repair and improve the look of its historic building beside Sunderland Minster.
Funding for the work is being provided by the Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Sunderland City Council.
The Trust...
One-hundred-and-twenty-year-old bottles of beer have helped provide insights into the make-up of ancient ales.
Research from Brewlab and the University of Sunderland has retrieved live brewing yeasts from century-old bottles of beer to provide detailed information on the microbiology of lost Victorian and Edwardian stock ales.
Three bottles were retrieved by...
The debate surrounding the death penalty was pushed into the spotlight in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency when he carried out more federal executions than any other president in almost 200 years.
Now, a new book by North East academics delves back into the history of public executions...
Landmarks across Sunderland will be lit up tonight in honour of national hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore following his death with Covid-19 yesterday.
Captain Sir Tom set out in April to raise £1,000 for health service charities by walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday and went...
English place names were invented by J.R.R. Tolkein for use in bedtime stories for his children, or so I was taught in history class at school. It turns out that I had, in fact, slept through school and dreamed most of my education. The study of place names is...
One of Sunderland’s most iconic buildings is not only undergoing renovation – it is about to enter the 21st century by being the star of a podcast.
The Elephant Tea Rooms are being restored by Sunderland City Council. The council plan to renovate the ground and first floors so the...
Sunderland’s first female MP has had a blue plaque unveiled in her honour.
Marion Phillips – a Labour politician and social activist – held her Sunderland seat from 1929 to 1931.
As well as representing the north east at Westminster, Phillips was a feminist who campaigned to educate women, encouraging them...
