Roker and Seaburn are seaside resorts of long-standing, their development boosted first by tram services, and later by railways.
The mouth of the Wear, source of much of the nation’s power, was a natural enemy target in wartime.
At the opening of the 18th century, Southwick appeared little altered from the middle ages.
Bishopwearmouth Panns was a tiny township of six acres, most of it reclaimed from the river before 1600.
From 1500 until 1840, almost all the power to grind corn in the district was provided by wind.
Our Newcastle-based volunteers are scouring regional newspapers for references to life in Sunderland.
The coastal area south of the port of Sunderland, Hendon and its coastline have been much altered over past centuries.
Dixon (or Dixon's, or Dickson's) Square is a reminder of an older Monkwearmouth.
A view of the coastline and town from the sea would have been the first sight of Sunderland for most visitors before 1800.
Thanks to Denny Wilson, councillor for Castletown, for passing these photos to us.
