Facts about Sunderland

[Deleted member 29601]

Sunderland is like a mini London. Hendon, Mill Hill, Fulwell, Deptford, Barnes, East End, Farringdon.

With cheaper beer. Happy days.

 

[alanturing]

The people I know from Whitburn always align themselves to Sunderland rather than South Shields tbh.[/QUOTE

Sunderland Is easier to get to. More buses. God knows how many times I waited for the Economic in the 70’s and 80’s after a game in the freezing cold and a bus trundles along only to find the bloody thing only went to Whitburn.

Also, the plaque informing folk of Grants presence is half hidden. I don’t understand why this is not more prominent.

 

[shadowplay]

Abraham Lincoln was watching a play written by a Bishopwearmouth lad when he was shot dead (Tom Taylor, 'Our American Cousin'). (edit, haha sorry just realised the OP said this.)

 

[Rob the Ref]

Penshaw Woolies in fact ate chicken and pork. Regularly

But very expensive I’ve heard

Carley hill.
Tunstall hill
Hastings hill
Mill hill
Downhill
Copt hill
William hill

Tunstall Hill was once under the sea. Sea shells can be seen in the exposed limestone

 

[Invictus]

Bloke from Sunderland invented the British Army’s WW2 hand Grenade (Mills Bomb).

 

[shadowplay]

Sunderland and Southwick were separate boroughs until the 1920s.

Fulwell too.

 

[Fletch]

Tyne Bridge is older though but.....

It’s not , nowhere near in fact

Sunderland was the inspiration for Alice in wonderland

 

[The King of Um]

The word "Pen" found in both Pennywell and Penshaw is an old celtic word for hill..

Always liked Torpenhow in Cumbria, which translates as Hill hill hill.

 

[Scimmy]

It’s not , nowhere near in fact

Sunderland was the inspiration for Alice in wonderland

I'm missing the connection between Sland bridge and Alice In Wonderland!

 

[bigmarlon]

Always liked Torpenhow in Cumbria, which translates as Hill hill hill.

Class that like.

Torpenhow Hill - Wikipedia

 

[The King of Um]

It was designed by Thomas Paine, the famous political activist who wrote Rights of Man.

Speaking of Paine, one of the great radicals of the English Civil War, the Leveller John Lilburne aka Freeborn John, was born in Sunderland. He got his nickname from campaigning that all were born with rights, rather than having rights granted to them at the whim of the king. He got himself imprisoned by both the Royalists and later Cromwell's mob post-war.

His early trial for printing unlicensed books is cited as being one of the foundations of the 5th Amendment in the US constitution.

 

[CW7]

Farringdon was derived from the name of "Farnton" of which was an estate and manor which saw one family line occupy the land from the middle ages to the 1950s.

My nanna & granda were the first occupants of farra

 

[Falconhoof]

Cannonball rocks are found on Roker beach and are only be found in other parts of the world like New Zealand

Loads in Fulwell quacks man

 

[Ambivalent Dave]

The Trafalgar Square in Sunderland is older than the one in London.

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Speaking of Paine, one of the great radicals of the English Civil War, the Leveller John Lilburne aka Freeborn John, was born in Sunderland. He got his nickname from campaigning that all were born with rights, rather than having rights granted to them at the whim of the king. He got himself imprisoned by both the Royalists and later Cromwell's mob post-war.

His early trial for printing unlicensed books is cited as being one of the foundations of the 5th Amendment in the US constitution.

Lilburne was ace, as you say he fell out with everyone.

 

[Kevj]

The original Penny Well after which the estate was named was in modern day South Hylton (where Greenbank Drive is approximately).

Until the late 1800's South Hylton was called Ford Ferry.

Chapelgarth is named after a well which is now capped off and is located near the big green gates In Morrison’s car park.

The Romans were alleged to have had a presence in what is now Keel Square, but no dig was permitted.

Roman artifacts were found around the River area in South Hylton.

There was a known settlement at Claxhaugh.

 

[Henry_Hill]

Jan Koller and Robbie Keane have never played for SAFC

But enjoyed numerous night in Seaham Hall

 

[mad cyril]

Despite the invention and mass use of automobile, air and sea travel. Nobody from the Sunderland area has ever visited the norther Italian City of Milan

 

[CW7]

As in "Hending-by-the sea"?



Kerry?

Correct

 

[Kevj]

There is a tunnel which runs from the reservoir behind Asda to Edward Thompson’s paper mill (now demolished) which supplied water for the paper making process.

The common rail Diesel engine which is still in use today was originally designed by an American chap while working at Sir William Doxford and sons.