By 1700 Sunderland was 'noted for its sea coal trade', supplying a 'great quantity of coals' and employing 'great numbers of ships yearly in carryi
Almost 500 wills and inventories, pertaining to Sunderland in the period 1549-1700, have now been identified and transcribed thanks to the sterling
By the early 1700s the wealthy urban élite of Sunderland were complaining that most pews in Bishopwearmouth were owned by local landowners.
The changing face of the Sunderland quayside
Glass making was one of the industries which developed in later 17th century Sunderland, taking advantage of the supply of otherwise unsaleable coa
Until 1719, the area that was to become Sunderland was divided into two parishes which served administrative as well as religious purposes.
The later 17th century records of goods imported and exported in Sunderland show existing industries expanding and new ones developing.
Charting the course of Sunderland's population growth from its early beginning as a small fishing town, 'in great decay of buildings and inhabitant
