There is evidence of some small scale salt production in Sunderland during the later middle ages.
Whilst there is some evidence of small scale coal exporting in medieval Sunderland it was not until the closing decades of the 16th century that th
Hendon, located on the coast, immediately to the south of the borough, was already in use as a port by the later 14th century, although other refer
The Black Death which first arrived in England in 1348, had reached Durham by the summer of 1349.
Transcribed and introduced by Maureen M Meikle. The customs posts were prized at Sunderland, so there was always competition when a vaca
The coal trade was at the centre of Sunderland's 17th-c. prosperity, and continued to thrive through the 18th century.
Fawcett Street was the main thoroughfare of Victorian Sunderland.
From directories and other sources comes evidence of trades and occupations in the port and surrounding area before 1800.
Derek Rowell at work at Sunderland Maritime Heritage, Church Street East. For more about this extraordinary volunteer effort see here.
The coal trade was at the centre of Sunderland's economy throughout the 18th and 19th century.
