North East Heritage Library
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exploring and documenting the North East, one brick at a time (among other things) / this weeks focus: Sunderland
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Hi all!
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
This time last year I came to look after the definitive collection of items from the old Bedlington Iron Works, who were one of the earliest rail and locomotive factories in the country. Here’s a few pieces, inc. a locomotive builders plate and original rule sheet.
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This time last year I came to look after the definitive collection of items from the old Bedlington Iron Works, who were one of the earliest rail and locomotive factories in the country. Here’s a few pieces, inc. a locomotive builders plate and original rule sheet.
Sunderland's Masonic Temple is an absolute behemoth, and really sets itself apart from its surroundings with its Greek-esque porch and columns. I thought this was much older, but it's not even a century old.
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sunderland's Masonic Temple is an absolute behemoth, and really sets itself apart from its surroundings with its Greek-esque porch and columns. I thought this was much older, but it's not even a century old.
Hi all. No post from me tonight, but just a final heads up that we have a very limited number of Compendiums up on the site right now. Like, single digit numbers. If you missed out, now is your only time to grab one! 🥳🥳
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/product-page...
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/product-page...
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hi all. No post from me tonight, but just a final heads up that we have a very limited number of Compendiums up on the site right now. Like, single digit numbers. If you missed out, now is your only time to grab one! 🥳🥳
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/product-page...
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/product-page...
Good morning.
I've added the Victoria Hall to the site, and felt it be more apt to share the memorial over the road this morning than the building itself. How stone can evoke such an emotion is testament to the mason.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
I've added the Victoria Hall to the site, and felt it be more apt to share the memorial over the road this morning than the building itself. How stone can evoke such an emotion is testament to the mason.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Good morning.
I've added the Victoria Hall to the site, and felt it be more apt to share the memorial over the road this morning than the building itself. How stone can evoke such an emotion is testament to the mason.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
I've added the Victoria Hall to the site, and felt it be more apt to share the memorial over the road this morning than the building itself. How stone can evoke such an emotion is testament to the mason.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Well worth reading
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Well worth reading
Delighted to let you all know we have a very limited number of 2025 Compendiums available. 🥳
They're available to purchase on the site, but once they're gone they're gooooneeeee
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/category/all...
They're available to purchase on the site, but once they're gone they're gooooneeeee
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/category/all...
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Delighted to let you all know we have a very limited number of 2025 Compendiums available. 🥳
They're available to purchase on the site, but once they're gone they're gooooneeeee
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/category/all...
They're available to purchase on the site, but once they're gone they're gooooneeeee
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/category/all...
Due to the daft weather, today will be spent updating the website!
First and foremost I've added the possible site of the Mills Shipyard at Deptford, which operated through the 1830s building ships for general cargo companies.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
First and foremost I've added the possible site of the Mills Shipyard at Deptford, which operated through the 1830s building ships for general cargo companies.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Due to the daft weather, today will be spent updating the website!
First and foremost I've added the possible site of the Mills Shipyard at Deptford, which operated through the 1830s building ships for general cargo companies.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
First and foremost I've added the possible site of the Mills Shipyard at Deptford, which operated through the 1830s building ships for general cargo companies.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
Very much mourning the loss of the Hartlepool History Then & Now site, which appears to have died a death this past year. An invaluable resource for those researching the town and its industry. I just really hope there's a full record of it somewhere :-(
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Very much mourning the loss of the Hartlepool History Then & Now site, which appears to have died a death this past year. An invaluable resource for those researching the town and its industry. I just really hope there's a full record of it somewhere :-(
Hey - I was away today so no time to update or post anything, but just to let you know I’m still incredibly keen to gauge your opinions on our little project and how we can move forward into 2026.
Your words are absolutely invaluable 🙌
forms.gle/RC7g7x8ogpeK...
Your words are absolutely invaluable 🙌
forms.gle/RC7g7x8ogpeK...
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hey - I was away today so no time to update or post anything, but just to let you know I’m still incredibly keen to gauge your opinions on our little project and how we can move forward into 2026.
Your words are absolutely invaluable 🙌
forms.gle/RC7g7x8ogpeK...
Your words are absolutely invaluable 🙌
forms.gle/RC7g7x8ogpeK...
Evening everyone. Still taking in the beautiful east end of Sunderland's city centre, and all of a sudden I came across this old school which may form the ground zero of Sunderland AFC.
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Evening everyone. Still taking in the beautiful east end of Sunderland's city centre, and all of a sudden I came across this old school which may form the ground zero of Sunderland AFC.
Morning all!
I'm away tomorrow, so a double header of additions to the site today. I've popped on Sunderland's old Post Office and Citadel - both built at the height of the city's power. A history, maps and context added as ever.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
I'm away tomorrow, so a double header of additions to the site today. I've popped on Sunderland's old Post Office and Citadel - both built at the height of the city's power. A history, maps and context added as ever.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Morning all!
I'm away tomorrow, so a double header of additions to the site today. I've popped on Sunderland's old Post Office and Citadel - both built at the height of the city's power. A history, maps and context added as ever.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
I'm away tomorrow, so a double header of additions to the site today. I've popped on Sunderland's old Post Office and Citadel - both built at the height of the city's power. A history, maps and context added as ever.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
See, Sunderland doesn't get the attention it deserves for its gorgeous architecture. I hope I've shown with the last few posts that it stands on its own two feet as a powerhouse of 19th century treasures. Though in scaffolding, it also provides one of the best examples of Post Offices in the region.
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
See, Sunderland doesn't get the attention it deserves for its gorgeous architecture. I hope I've shown with the last few posts that it stands on its own two feet as a powerhouse of 19th century treasures. Though in scaffolding, it also provides one of the best examples of Post Offices in the region.
Folks. The last of the pre orders will be going out today. You’ll get an email to confirm.
If you’ve already received an email and yet to receive yours, give me a shout pls!
It’s also looking like we have a few left, which we’ll pop on the website in due course.
If you’ve already received an email and yet to receive yours, give me a shout pls!
It’s also looking like we have a few left, which we’ll pop on the website in due course.
Absolutely over the moon to let everyone know your copies of this years North East History Compendium have arrived! They all look pretty nifty together, if I may say so myself. 🤩
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Folks. The last of the pre orders will be going out today. You’ll get an email to confirm.
If you’ve already received an email and yet to receive yours, give me a shout pls!
It’s also looking like we have a few left, which we’ll pop on the website in due course.
If you’ve already received an email and yet to receive yours, give me a shout pls!
It’s also looking like we have a few left, which we’ll pop on the website in due course.
50 responses - you guys have blown me away. In fact, whoever wrote this one I bubbled to my wife because it was so kind
I've added a few extra bits, specifically about our walks for the 2026 season. It would mean the world if you could give your input:
forms.gle/VdFR1hkacRvt...
I've added a few extra bits, specifically about our walks for the 2026 season. It would mean the world if you could give your input:
forms.gle/VdFR1hkacRvt...
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
50 responses - you guys have blown me away. In fact, whoever wrote this one I bubbled to my wife because it was so kind
I've added a few extra bits, specifically about our walks for the 2026 season. It would mean the world if you could give your input:
forms.gle/VdFR1hkacRvt...
I've added a few extra bits, specifically about our walks for the 2026 season. It would mean the world if you could give your input:
forms.gle/VdFR1hkacRvt...
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Aberdeen’s Sally Army Citadel.
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Aberdeen’s Sally Army Citadel.
Cities are at such a loss when they no longer feature their own Salvation Army Citadel. They were mighty things, like castles - imposing and impenetrable like the mission they set out for through their Methodist principles in 1865, Sadly, Sunderland's iteration on Lambton Street is long gone.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Cities are at such a loss when they no longer feature their own Salvation Army Citadel. They were mighty things, like castles - imposing and impenetrable like the mission they set out for through their Methodist principles in 1865, Sadly, Sunderland's iteration on Lambton Street is long gone.
Hi all - last update of the week. I've stuck the Theatre Royal on the Sports Archive thanks to its stint as a boxing venue in the 1930s. I guess you can say plenty of fights happened here in the 90s under the New Monkey banner an all. 😂
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/sports-archi...
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/sports-archi...
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Hi all - last update of the week. I've stuck the Theatre Royal on the Sports Archive thanks to its stint as a boxing venue in the 1930s. I guess you can say plenty of fights happened here in the 90s under the New Monkey banner an all. 😂
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/sports-archi...
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/sports-archi...
Sunderland is home to umpteen lost theatres, especially in the northern quarter where huge swathes of the city have been cleared for road development and commercial complexes. Bedford Street was home to one such - the Theatre Royal. Perhaps better known as the Blue Monkey...
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sunderland is home to umpteen lost theatres, especially in the northern quarter where huge swathes of the city have been cleared for road development and commercial complexes. Bedford Street was home to one such - the Theatre Royal. Perhaps better known as the Blue Monkey...
Hi all!
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hi all!
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
Over the next 2 weeks, I'd be delighted to hear your thoughts on how this project should move forwards. We're near 6 years in, and for the next 6 I'm keen to make it as robust as poss.
If you have time, I'd be so grateful to hear what you think: forms.gle/CvGjfse7FrPk...
The biggie! I've added the Elephant Tea Rooms to the hundreds-strong library of historic structures in the North East. Histories, photo and contextual summary of its built environment through the decades.
Have a lovely Thursday :-)
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
Have a lovely Thursday :-)
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The biggie! I've added the Elephant Tea Rooms to the hundreds-strong library of historic structures in the North East. Histories, photo and contextual summary of its built environment through the decades.
Have a lovely Thursday :-)
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
Have a lovely Thursday :-)
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/grid
This building has been driving me nuts the past couple days. I was convinced 116 High Street West in Sunderland was a chapel, a Salvation Army Citadel or some sort of mission. Turns out I was very wrong!
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This building has been driving me nuts the past couple days. I was convinced 116 High Street West in Sunderland was a chapel, a Salvation Army Citadel or some sort of mission. Turns out I was very wrong!
Morning all!
Some digging this morn expanding the Shipbuilding Archive. I've extended the Davison & Stokoe entry to include the Mills partnership, who likely constructed 90 ships at this site inc. their last for the Hudsons Bay Co. from 1839.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
Some digging this morn expanding the Shipbuilding Archive. I've extended the Davison & Stokoe entry to include the Mills partnership, who likely constructed 90 ships at this site inc. their last for the Hudsons Bay Co. from 1839.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Morning all!
Some digging this morn expanding the Shipbuilding Archive. I've extended the Davison & Stokoe entry to include the Mills partnership, who likely constructed 90 ships at this site inc. their last for the Hudsons Bay Co. from 1839.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
Some digging this morn expanding the Shipbuilding Archive. I've extended the Davison & Stokoe entry to include the Mills partnership, who likely constructed 90 ships at this site inc. their last for the Hudsons Bay Co. from 1839.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/shipbuilding...
Possibly the most well known building in Sunderland? A glorious but peculiar cocktail of Hindu and Gothic architecture - the recently renovated Elephant Tea Rooms.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Possibly the most well known building in Sunderland? A glorious but peculiar cocktail of Hindu and Gothic architecture - the recently renovated Elephant Tea Rooms.
Little addition to the site this morning!
I've popped on the Three Crowns, which is now the glorious 3 Stories on High Street East. This was one of Sunderland's most historic coaching inns on the main crossroads and at the town market.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
I've popped on the Three Crowns, which is now the glorious 3 Stories on High Street East. This was one of Sunderland's most historic coaching inns on the main crossroads and at the town market.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Little addition to the site this morning!
I've popped on the Three Crowns, which is now the glorious 3 Stories on High Street East. This was one of Sunderland's most historic coaching inns on the main crossroads and at the town market.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...
I've popped on the Three Crowns, which is now the glorious 3 Stories on High Street East. This was one of Sunderland's most historic coaching inns on the main crossroads and at the town market.
www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/features/the...