The Sunderland Empire Theatre, opened in 1907, is the largest theatre in the North East, reopened in December 2004 following a major redevelopment allowing it to stage West End shows such as Miss Saigon, Starlight Express and My Fair Lady, all of which have been performed at the Empire. Sunderland este un oraș și un Burg Metropolitan în cadrul Comitatului Metropolitan Tyne and Wear în regiunea North East England. Der AFC Sunderland (offiziell: Sunderland Association Football Club) auch bekannt als The Black Cats ist ein englischer Fußballverein aus Sunderland im Nordosten von England. The election in 2010, held at the same time as the general election saw Labour gain four seats to increase their majority. Many Sunderland Jews left for bigger Jewish communities in Britain or to Israel. The Empire is the only theatre between Leeds and Glasgow big enough to put on such shows.[24]. [11] The newspaper reports of the tragedy were so shocking that an inquiry was set up. When the civil war began, the mainly Protestant Sunderland sided with Parliament against the mostly Catholic Newcastle. Pronunciation . Een inwoner van Sunderland wordt ook wel een Mackem genoemd. Der Club gewann 6 Erstligatitel (1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913 und 1936) und zweimal den FA Cup (1937 und 1973). However, as well as including the Sunderland it also includes a number of surrounding towns and villages, such as Washington, Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole. At the peak in 1923, 170,000 miners were employed in County Durham alone,[33] as labourers from all over Britain, including many from Scotland and Ireland, entered the region. Once called the "Greatest Shipbuilding Town in the World",[31] ships were built on the Wear from at least 1346 onwards. [11] More recently, Sunderland-born Terry Deary, writer of the series of Horrible Histories books, has achieved fame and success, and many others such as thriller writer Sheila Quigley, are following his lead. Lewis Carroll often visited to the area. Sunderland was put under quarantine, so that people could not leave the town. As demand for coal fell after World War II, mines began to close across the region, causing mass unemployment. UK_Sunderland@familyhistorymail.org Open Hours: 1. Holi… As the traditional industries have declined, electronics, chemicals, and paper making have replaced them. The National Glass Centre on Liberty Way also exhibits a number of glass sculptures. Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. 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Being on the coast, Sunderland is a little warmer in the winter than the national average, but a little cooler in summer. The National Glass Centre is also there, next to the University of Sunderland’s new “St Peter’s Campus”. The Empire Theatre sometimes plays host to music acts, and has attracted Deacon Blue and Journey South to the city in recent years. When the perpetrator, John Humble was eventually caught he confirmed that he did indeed attend school in the Castletown area of Sunderland in his childhood. [10] There is a statue to Carroll in Whitburn library. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, and Washington, as well as a range of suburban villages. Sunderland has produced a modest number of musicians that have gone on to reach international fame, most notably Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. The initial relocation plan had been for a stadium to be situated alongside the Nissan factory, but these were abandoned in favour of the Stadium of Light at Monkwearmouth on the site of a colliery that had closed at the end of 1993.[27]. The civil registration article tells more about these records. 98.1% of the population are white, with 1% Asian and 0.4% mixed-race. The National Glass Centre on Liberty Way also exhibits a number of glass sculptures. The new City Library Arts Centre, on Fawcett Street, also houses the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art. Sunderland yew sûka dewleta Qraliya Yewbiyayiya. Sunderland liegt an der Mündung des Flusses Wear in die Nordsee und hat etwa 174.000 Einwohner. The last coal mine closed in 1994. It was in Sunderland for 120 years, until 31 March 2007[34]. On 7 and 8 May 2005, Sunderland played host to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend concert - the UK's largest free music festival. A surname . It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland , but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Washington , Houghton-le-Spring , and other smaller settlements. [8] At the bottom of the staircase, the door only opened inward and was bolted so that only one child at a time could get through. A person born in Sunderland is sometimes called a Mackem. This created resentment towards Newcastle and towards the idea of having a king. The Mackem accent and dialect is often mistaken for Geordie by people not from the region, as the two tongues sound very similar in pronunciation and diction. Lewis Carroll was a frequent visitor to the area. For a more detailed list, see List of famous residents of Sunderland. The event, held at Herrington Country Park in the shadow of Penshaw Monument, was attended by 30,000 visitors and featured Foo Fighters, Kasabian, KT Tunstall, Chemical Brothers and The Black Eyed Peas.[17][18]. Three Councillors resigned from the Labour Party following disputes over the selection of candidates for the 2004 elections. Before the English Civil War in 1642, King Charles I said Newcastle could be the only town in the east of England which could send coal by ship. Biscop's monastery was the first monastery built of stone in Northumbria. Sûkê bıray. [21] It also has its own local radio station Sun FM, a community radio station Spark FM and a hospital radio station - Radio Sunderland for Hospitals, and can receive other north-eastern independent radio stations Metro Radio, Greatest Hits North East, Capital North East and Heart North East. There are two statues honouring Jack, one in Mowbray Park near the Civic Centre, and the other next to Holy Trinity Church. Sunderland also hosts the free International Festival of Kites, Music and Dance, which attracts kite-makers from around the world to Northumbria Playing Fields, Washington. As a metropolitan authority, Sunderland retained responsibility for waste collection, although disposal of the waste was a county function, and for education. Sunderland is divided by the River Wear which passes through the middle of the city in a deep valley, part of which is known as the Hylton gorge. Sunderland is one of the most deprived cities in the North of England. Following further disputes within the Labour Party, three councillors resigned the whip at the end of 2006 and, joined by one of the Liberal Democrat members formed an independent group, which is the minority party in opposition. The Royalty Theatre is the home to the (amateur) Royalty Theatre group who also put on a number of low-budget productions throughout the year. English Wikipedia has an article on: Sunderland. A city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was built on the site of the former RAF Usworth airfield near the A19 and A1231. Sunderland and Washington share historical links, as the ancestors of the first President of the United States of America, George Washington, lived in Washington Old Hall, which is within the municipal boundaries of Sunderland. Sunderland has produced a number of musicians that have gone on to reach international fame, most notably Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. This led to the invention of 'push bar' emergency doors. When the water boiled, the salt was left behind. The City of Sunderland is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It was granted city status in 1992, the 40th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. The tapes were made by a man who came to be known as Wearside Jack, and were thought by linguistic experts to be made by someone specifically from the Castletown area of Sunderland. They currently play in the top tier of English women's football - FA Women's Premier League National Division, despite their financial struggles. The dialect also has several variations between different areas of the City, as demonstrated when the hoax tapes purporting to be of the Yorkshire Ripper were analysed. In 2002, the Tyne and Wear Metro system was extended to Sunderland. The club played in the Premier League in the 2005/2006 season, they finished bottom. The former shipyard areas along the River Wear have also been transformed. Sunderland has two local newspapers: the daily evening tabloid The Sunderland Echo, founded in 1873, and the Sunderland Star - a free newspaper. The only Liberal Party councillor sat with the only Liberal Democrat as a "Liberal/Democrat" group. English: Sunderland lies at the heart of the City of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. [2] This settlement was granted a charter in 1179 by Hugh Pudsey, then the Bishop of Durham. Sunderland is twinned with: Essen, Germany and Saint-Nazaire, France. The area is part of the Anglican Diocese of Durham. [9] Some parts of the area are also widely believed to be the inspiration for his Alice in Wonderland stories, such as Hylton Castle and Backhouse Park. Sunderland has not had a separate police force since 1967, when the Borough of Sunderland Police merged with Durham Constabulary. Labour lost three seats to the Conservatives, whilst former Labour Mayor Mrs Julianna Heron lost to an independent: the same person who had defeated her husband in 2003 and who was in turn defeated by him in 2004. The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England.. He was given the land by King Ecgfrith of Northumbria. The Victoria Hall was used until 1941 when it was destroyed by a German bomb.[12]. [16] The Jewish primary school, the Menorah School, closed in July 1983. Sunderland Association Football Club is een Engelse voetbalclub, opgericht in 1879.De club speelt zijn thuiswedstrijden in het Stadium of Light in Sunderland.Dit stadion is sinds 1997 in gebruik. It was the second iron bridge ever built. Najstarije od njih na sjevernoj obali rijeke, kasnije nazvano - Monkwearmouth, niklo je pored samostana osnovanog 674. After relegation in 2007, they returned to the National Division in 2009 and also lost that season's FA Women's Cup final, 2–1 to holders Arsenal at Pride Park Stadium.. Each year on the last weekend in July, the city hosts the Sunderland International Airshow. This meant it never had the problem of allowing people to cross the river without stopping high masted vessels. [19] It has also played host to an annual season from the Birmingham Royal Ballet for over ten years. Sunderland is in North East England.It was a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear.It sits at the mouth of the River Wear.. Sunderland started as three small villages: Monkwearmouth was created in 674 when Saint Benedict Biscop started a monastery.Monkwearmouth is on the north side of the river. Sunderland a un climat océanique tempéré (Köppen : «Cfb»). Only poor quality coal was used in salt panning; the best coal was sold and shipped out of the town. Other famous Sunderland musicians include punk rockers The Toy Dolls, who broke the top five of the charts with "Nellie the Elephant" in December 1984; the punk rock band Leatherface; the lead singer of dance outfit Olive, Ruth Ann Boyle, who achieved a UK chart-topper with "You're Not Alone" in May 1997, and has gone on to work with fellow chart-toppers Enigma; A Tribe of Toffs made number 21 with their cult hit "John Kettley is a Weatherman" in December 1988. [14], The Bath-based writer, Dan W.Griffin was a student at Sunderland University between 1992 and 1995. Sunderland has won awards from the Britain in Bloom group in 1993, 1997 and 2000. Sunderland; S. Sunderland A.F.C. This category is about Sunderland, the old town which is now part of the City of Sunderland. Each has three councillors elected for a four-year term. Average rainfall is below the UK national average due to an east coast location. At Christmas, Sunderland has a German market in the city centre selling German-made wooden goods, and German food. Sunderland a 7. században alapított és Beda Venerabilis által is lakott klastrom körül keletkezett. When cholera broke out in 1831, the "select vestrymen", as the church councillors were called, did not know what to do about the epidemic. As a result, the boundaries were redrawn; Sunderland lost one ward and Washington gained one. The City of Sunderland (/ˈsʌndərlənd/) is a local government district of Tyne and Wear, in North East England, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. According to census statistics, 81.5% of Sunderland residents class themselves as Christian, 9.6% have no religion, 0.7% are Muslim and 7.6% did not wish to give their religion. Ĝi havas proksime 177.739 loĝantojn. It was the first British town to be affected by 'Indian cholera' epidemic. He wrote most of Jabberwocky at Whitburn as well as "The Walrus and the Carpenter". The Nissan car plant and the nearby North East Aircraft Museum are on the site of the old Sunderland Airport. [22], Sunderland's first film company was established in 2008; and is known as "Tanner Films Ltd" and is based in the Sunniside area of the city. The merchant Thomas Menville started building ships so he could transport the things he wanted to sell. Lewis Carroll was also a visitor to the Rectory of Holy Trinity Church, Southwick; then a township independent of Sunderland. By 2004 there had been a considerable shift in population. It has been in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle since the Catholic bishops returned in 1850. On 16 June 1883, 183 children died. The 2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. The Cinema was taken over by the Empire Multiplex Cinema Company in mid 2006. At the Queen's Golden Jubilee the city petitioned to be allowed a Lord Mayor, but was unsuccessful. Thur:6:00pm-9:00pm. [7] After the 2015 General election the composition of the council was Labour 66, Conservative 6 and independent 3.[7]. In 2000, The Bridges shopping centre was extended to attract national chain stores. The area of Castletown is made up of 99.3% white, 0.4% Asian and 0.2% mixed-race. [6] It was designed for trains to run across, too, but the railway section was never completed. V prosinci téhož roku se nákaza rozšířila do Gatesheadu a poté se rozšířila do celé země a její obětí se stalo asi 32 000 … Clint Boon sometimes deejays in indie venue Ku Club, and the Bluetones did a set there in 2006. Sunderland is in North East England. Son emplacement dans le secteur abrité ((en)rain shadow) des Pennines, ainsi que dans d'autres chaînes de montagnes à l'ouest, telles que celles du Lake District et du sud-ouest de l'Écosse, fait de Sunderland l'une des villes les moins pluvieuses du nord de l'Angleterre. Keane has proved a big pull for the city in terms of attracting tourists to Sunderland, with the Tourism Office reporting a dramatic rise in the number of football fans coming to the city "mentioning his name"[35] as early as October 2006, just six weeks after Keane's appointment as manager. Translations . Sunderland has the motto of Nil Desperandum Auspice Deo. It is on the river bank near the city centre. Seit 1974 ist die Stadt der namensgebende Kernort des größeren Metropolitan Borough City of Sunderland. [25] It takes place along the sea front at Roker and Seaburn, and is attended by over 1.2 million people annually. Vaux in Sunderland and Wards Brewing Company in Sheffield had been part of the Vaux Group, when both breweries closed the group started to concentrate on its hotels which were in The Swallow Group. “CoSMOS”, the City of Sunderland Millennium Orchestral Society’’ was set up in 2000 to mark the millennium. Under the Local Government Act 1888, it was given further status as a county borough with independence from county council control. The City has had a Labour controlled council since 1974, and often before that. The crew of HMS Ocean regularly visit the city. The central business district of Sunderland has also been redeveloped and improveed. Sunderland was made a municipal borough of County Durham in 1835. 2. The Sunderland Stadium of Light has hosted regular concerts since 2009, including the likes of Oasis, Take That, Coldplay, Kings of Leon and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sunderland is within the Copeland UK Parliamentary constituency, Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.. Before Brexit, its residents were covered by the North West England European Parliamentary Constituency.. For Local Government purposes it is in the All Saints Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Bothel + Wharrels Division of Cumbria County Council. Vaux Breweries was established in the town centre in the 1880s and for 110 years was a major employer. The Royalty Theatre is the home of the amateur Royalty Theatre group who also put on a number of low-budget productions throughout the year. Sunderland Ryhope Community Association F.C. [13] As a result, much of the town centre was rebuilt in a boring concrete style. But in December of that year, cholera was in Gateshead and it spread across the country, killing about 32,000 people. The University of Sunderland is a university located in Sunderland in the North East of England.Its predecessor, Sunderland Technical College, was established as a municipal training college in 1901.It gained university status in 1992. Location Map: 1. Sunderland on noin 175 000 asukkaan rannikkokaupunki ja 277 000 asukkaan metropolihallintopiiri (metropolitan borough) Tyne ja Wearin metropolikreivikunnassa Koillis-Englannissa. From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, City of Sunderland Millennium Orchestral Society. The Empire also played host to the final performance of comic actor Sid James, who died of a heart attack whilst on stage in 1976.[20]. Since the dissolution of Sunderland Nissan F.C., Sunderland itself now has only one non-league side, Sunderland Ryhope Community Association F.C. It is the largest free airshow in Europe. Independent, a city centre nightclub/music venue, satisfies underground music lovers, having previously played host to Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Maxïmo Park and Snow Patrol when they were largely unknown. Sunderland won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2004–05 to reach the top tier National Division. It sits at the mouth of the River Wear. With 750,000 passengers per year it is the busiest bus and coach station in Britain after Victoria Station in Central London,[21] and has won several design awards. The synagogue on Ryhope Road (opened in 1928) closed at the end of March 2006. The borough had a population of 275,400 at the time of the 2011 census, with the majority of the population (174,286) residing in Sunderland. It was a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. [13] Many of his paintings of seascapes and shipbuilding are based on Wearside scenes. [28] However Washington F.C. On the south side of the river, the old Vaux Brewery site has been cleared so that new houses, shops and offices can be built close to the city centre. Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK is located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It is named after its largest settlement, Sunderland, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, and Washington, as well as a range of suburban villages. Developer of the electric lightbulb Joseph Swan, agony aunt Denise Robertson, rockers 'The Futureheads' and Alex Kapranos of 'Franz Ferdinand', Civil liberty campaigner Chris Mullin MP, radio DJ and singer Lauren Laverne,[37] football manager Bob Paisley, actor James Bolam, movie producer David Parfitt, lead singer of 'Olive' Ruth-Ann Boyle, author Lewis Carroll, artist LS Lowry, journalist Kate Adie, and the Venerable Bede are a few of the many famous people born in or associated with Sunderland. [citation needed]. However, the Metro extension has not been viewed as a huge success with frequency of services cut due to a lack of demand. St Benedict Biscop was adopted as the City's Patron Saint in March 2004. (Link to map using Googleor other map sites) Location Map] Address: 1. Every year, the city hosts a large Remembrance Day memorial, believed to be the largest in the UK outside of London.[26]. [32] In the late eighth century, the Vikings began to raid the coast, and by the middle of the ninth century, the monastery had been abandoned. Kenickie, which featured Lauren Laverne on vocals, also achieved a top ten album and wide critical acclaim in the mid-to-late-1990s. Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens, on Borough Road, was the first publically funded museum in the country outside London. Sunderland was a big trading port at the time. It was opened by Ulysses S. Grant shortly after he stopped being US President. It reopened in December 2004, following a big redevelopment, making the stage bigger. In 686, the community was taken over by Ceolfrid, and Wearmouth monastery and its other site in Jarrow became very important places of learning in Anglo-Saxon England. (Include information about your center that would be helpful for first time visitors such which entrance in the building to use, parking, etc. Sunderland – miasto przemysłowe i port w Wielkiej Brytanii, w północno-wschodniej Anglii, nad Morzem Północnym, u ujścia rzeki Wear.Wchodzi w skład hrabstwa Tyne and Wear, w dystrykcie Sunderland.. Liczba mieszkańców: 177 739, zespół miejski – 182 974 () Here, 89.4% are white, 7.8% are Asian and 1.3% are mixed-race. As with most UK east-coast towns, Sunderland sometimes gets sea fog known locally as Fret. Jack Crawford was one of the first to die in the epidemic. This was because of the success of the port of Sunderland as well as the salt panning and the shipbuilding along the banks of the Wear. Although the city does not have a Cathedral, as it is located in the Diocese of Durham, it does have Sunderland Minster. Sunderland got its first Member of Parliament after the Reform Act of 1832, and the Borough of Sunderland was created in 1836, although impatient citizens elected Andrew White to be Mayor in December 1835. This is why he is often called The father of English history. Fri:6:00pm-9:00pm. Chapel Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland England SR2 9BT United Kingdom 1. Britain's most popular long distance cycle route - The 'C2C' Sea to Sea Cycle Route - traditionally starts (or ends) when the cyclist dips their wheel in the sea on Roker beach. Competition from overseas caused a downturn in demand for Sunderland built ships toward the end of the 20th century. The city is unparished, except for Hetton-le-Hole which is a civil parish, and which has a town council. A new Metro station was built underneath the bus concourse to provide a direct interchange as part of the extension to South Hylton in 2002. It is situated at the mouth of the River Wear. Instead of the old industry new developments have been built, including: Sunderland Corporation's massive post-war housing estate developments, such as Farringdon, Pennywell, Grindon, Hylton Red House, Hylton Castle, Thorney Close and Town End Farm, together with earlier developments, have all passed into the ownership of Gentoo (once caleed Sunderland Housing Group), a private company and a "Registered Social Landlord". The district was formed in 1974, titled the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of four former local government districts of County Durham. A multimillion-pound transport interchange at Park Lane was opened on 2 May 1999 by the then Brookside actor Michael Starke. A third bridge carries the A19 trunk road over the Wear to the West of the City. Carroll's connection with Sunderland, and the area's history, is documented in Bryan Talbot's 2007 graphic novel Alice in Sunderland.[19]. They are from the city of Sunderland.. Other. Sunderland [ˈsʌndələnd] ist eine Hafenstadt im Metropolitan County Tyne and Wear in Nordost-England. It is currently owned by Land Securities Group after they purchased the site in 1990. The City of Sunderland is the 22nd largest borough in England and the largest in the North East. The last shipyard in Sunderland closed in 1988.[4]. U tom naselju je rođen i školovao se Beda Uvaženi (672 / [[673-735), poznati anglosaksonski kroničar. Rowland Burdon MP pushed for the Wearmouth Bridge, which was built in 1796. Around this time, Sunderland was also known as 'Sunderland-near-the-Sea'.[3]. Women, who have been financially separated from the men's team since summer 2005. Today, the road leading to where the pans were is still called Pann's Bank. This is why the port began to grow. By 1100, the Bishopwearmouth parish included a small fishing village at the mouth of the river (modern day East End) known as 'Soender-land', or Asunder-land which became Sunderland. Sunderland Museum has a big collection of LS Lowry. Sunderland is home to a Nissan car manufacturing plant. Well-known movie producer David Parfitt belonged to this company before achieving worldwide fame. Since major boundary changes in 2010, there are three constituencies covering the City of Sunderland, all currently regarded as safe for the Labour Party: In the 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2005 General Elections, the former Sunderland South constituency was the first to declare the results, and the tradition was continued by the new Houghton and Sunderland South seat in 2010 and 2015. The current regional BBC radio station is BBC Radio Newcastle. Sunderland station was rebuilt in November 1965 for football teams and officials from countries who were playing at Roker Park when England hosted the 1966 World Cup. Local government was divided between the three churches (Holy Trinity, Sunderland, St. Michael's, Bishopwearmouth, and St. Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth). Pages in category "Sunderland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. EPA/FELIPE TRUEBA EDITORIAL USE ONLY The city extends to the seafront at Hendon and Ryhope (on the south) and Seaburn (on the north). This committee said that public buildings should have outward opening emergency exits. More recently, Sunderland has seen growth as a commercial center for the automotive industry, science & technology and the service sector. In 930, King Athelstan of England gave the land on the south bank of the river to the Bishop of Durham. Between 1939 and 1945 the Wear yards launched 245 merchant ships totalling 1.5 million tons, a quarter of the merchant tonnage produced in the UK at this period. The Manchester painter, L S Lowry, was another frequent visitor, staying in the Seaburn Hotel in Sunderland. IPA : /ˈsʌndə(ɹ)lənd/ Audio (UK) Proper noun . Leben. [30] The most deprived areas are Southwick to the north of the river and Thorney Close to the south - both with chronic levels of unemployment, although the city is performing better than the North East as a whole.[30]. There was no Jewish community before 1750, but then a number of Jewish businessmen from across the UK and Europe settled in Sunderland. There are a number of cycle routes that run through and around Sunderland. Sunderland je izrastao iz tri naselja na samom ušću rijeke Wear.