Sunderland, Borough Road 1910
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The Library and Museum was built in 1877-79 to the designs of J and T Tillman, a mixture of classical Roman and French mansard roofs. Despite its size, the building had only one storey.
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John McCue was a Union Rep at Hendon Mill and left c.1910 following a dispute with management. As a result his son, then about two years old, grew up in Kent where the family relocated to work at The Imperial Paper Mills, Gravesend. John was well known in Hendon for his involvement with a local Quadrille dancing group. I'd love to hear any memories of this group.
I was born in 1951 my dad worked for steels in the shipyard, and I have such wonderful memories of Sunderland, I am a makam till I die. I visited the north east continuaslly for until my parents died. My grandfather lived in the town end with thirteen children and my mother in duke St millfield. I would give my right or left arm to know the history of my grandfather who was a diver on the building of piers around ...see more
My late father spoke fondly of his time at a new secondary school which I think was called Sunderland Technical School. Mr Robinson was headmaster. Does anyone have any information regarding the school? He worked in Monkwearmouth Colliery until injured. He left Sunderland in 1933 but we returned annually for holidays, travelling by tram to Seaburn, getting a beach tent and eating Nottriani's ice creams! Happy days!
at the time I lived in South hetton about 12 miles from town and on leaving school at age 14 started work in Turveys garage at the bottom end of holmeside,just around the corner from the south end of the station. I remember going into whites market with one or two of the staff from the garage.Some names to remember, Mr English the stores manager, Ted Gorman workshop foreman, Ken Laws and Tiny Dunn. Both mechanics. ...see more
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