Council buys Norfolk Hotel

[RestlessNatives]

Good move if they can get private investors to make it into something other than a doss house.
One thing that puts people off Sunniside is the amount of undesirables roaming about and this could be a step in the right direction.

Council steps in to save historic Sunderland building - Sunderland City Council

A HISTORIC building, which played a pivotal role in the formation of Sunderland AFC, is set to have new life breathed into it after being acquired by Sunderland City Council.

www.sunderland.gov.uk

 

[Kingdom Bhoy]

Well done Sunderland city council.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

 

[10 Gary Rowells]

That sounds like great news. It may just be talk at the moment but it appears that the new leader is driving some positive change.

 

[Shandy drinker]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

Tunstall

 

[Stubbs ftm]

Tunstall

Should give them tents and they can kip on the hill

 

[bobster999]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

the antarctic

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

SR6

 

[42]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

South Shields

 

[pillars of hercules]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

Washington hopefully

 

[becs]

Hope they do something decent with it. It'd be good to get it back in use to benefit the vast majority of the area.

 

[a1970man]

I used to work nearby and had our Christmas do there in the 90's. It was a nice place to be honest.

Very sad to see it used as a HMO and good news the council have taken it back.

 

[luvulongtime]

Where are they going to shift the residents of Norfolk house to?

it's been padlocked for a couple of weeks so they've already been shifted probably into the surrounding bedsits around there

 

[Junior Birdman]

South Shields

So they can marvel at our new interchange?

 

[a1970man]

Just been reading some google reviews.

Terrible.
Ordered a 'medium sweet' wine and was given something called 'Frosty Jacks'??? ……

 

[Football Dinosaur]

So they can marvel at our new interchange?

No. So they can sleep in the doorways of the empty shops on king Street

 

[vinegar hill]

The founding place of Sunderland & District Teachers FC

 

[Junior Birdman]

No. So they can sleep in the doorways of the empty shops on king Street

No need to travel really. They can use just about any part of Holmeside for that.

 

[MackneyHackem]

The founding place of Sunderland & District Teachers FC

Is that right?

 

[vinegar hill]

Is that right?

There’s a blue plaque on the wall.
It has been recently disputed however.