Timeline of Sunderland
Following is a list of dates in the history of Sunderland, the ancient city in North East England.
Facts and Figures, important dates in Sunderland's history
Sunderland was famous for ship building
| 674 | Building of St. Peter's Church |
| 1183 | Bishop Hugh du Puiset's charter creates the first Borough of Sunderland |
| 1346 | Thomas Menvil authorised to build ships at Hendon |
| 1346 | The first recorded shipbuilding on the River Wear was in 1346. |
| 1634 | Bishop Morton's Charter created Sunderland's first Mayor and Corporation |
| 1698 | Formation of Sunderland Company of Glassmakers |
| 1719 | Sunderland Parish's Holy Trinity Church opened |
| 1793 | Philip and John Laing established a shipyard on Monkwearmouth Shore. (The oldest surviving shipbuilding firm in Sunderland when it was absorbed into Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd.) |
| 1796 | Wearmouth Bridge opened |
| 1822 | Opening of the railway line from Hetton to Sunderland coal staithes, one of the earliest uses of locomotive power. The engineer was George Stephenson |
| 1826 | Sinking of Wearmouth Colliery |
| 1826 | Harry Watts, a Sunderland diver who rescued over 40 people from drowning - and assisted in the rescue of another 120 people - was born on 15 June 1826. |
| 1831 | In October of this year the first outbreak of cholera in the United Kingdom occurred in Sunderland - two hundred people died |
| 1832 | Sunderland became a parliamentary borough under the Reform Act, returning two members of Parliament |
| 1835/6 | Establishment of the modern Borough Council, with the first modern Mayor |
| 1850 | Opening of the South Docks by George Hudson MP |
| 1856 | Sir William Mills, (1856 – 1932) inventor of the Mills Bomb of First World War fame, was born in Sunderland |
| 1858 | The tongue of 'Big Ben' was forged at Hopper's foundry, Houghton |
| 1873 | Foundation of the Sunderland Echo |
| 1875 | A record of 64 days was set for the Australia run by the Wear built sailing vessel 'The Torrens'. Launched in 1875, the novelist Joseph Conrad served on her for a time as mate |
| 1879 | Sunderland Association Football Club was founded by Thomas Allen as Sunderland and District Teachers Association Football Club |
| 1888 | Sunderland granted County Borough status |
| 1892 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1893 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1895 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1902 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1903 | Roker Pier - the harbour's northern breakwater is opened at 2,790 feet long. |
| 1909 | The then heaviest bridge in Britain was opened. The Queen Alexandra Bridge carried road and rail traffic, the railway deck remained in use for barely 12 years |
| 1913 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1923 | Police Boxes, model for the TARDIS pioneered by Chief Constable Frederick Crawley |
| 1936 | Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship |
| 1937 | Sunderland AFC win the FA Cup |
| 1964 | Washington designated as a New Town |
| 1967 | Ryhope, Silksworth, Tunstall, East & Middle Herrington, South Hylton, part of Offerton, Castletown and Whitburn South Bents added to the County Borough of Sunderland |
| 1969 | Sunderland Technical & Art Colleges merged to form Sunderland Polytechnic (now the University of Sunderland) |
| 1970 | Opening of new Basil Spence-designed Civic Centre by the Princess Margaret |
| 1973 | Sunderland win the FA Cup for the second time |
| 1974 | Washington, Hetton-le-Hole and Houghton-le-Spring become part of the new Borough of Sunderland |
| 1978 | First Wearside Jack hoax letter sent to West Yorkshire Police |
| 1984 | Nissan chose Sunderland for their new European manufacturing base |
| 1986 | Abolition of Tyne and Wear County Council increases Sunderland Council's powers and duties |
| 1988 | Announcement of closure of the shipyards on Wearside |
| 1992 | The City of Sunderland was created a by the Queen on 23 March |
| 1993 | The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Sunderland to unveil the City's new coat of arms |
| 1997 | Stadium of Light opens |
| 2001 | The entire council housing stock of 39,000 homes is transferred to private landlord Gentoo after a referendum of tenants found 95% support in favour of the move |
| 2008 | Sunderland Aquatic Centre opens, the only Olympic-sized pool between Glasgow and Leeds, on a site adjacent to the Stadium of Light |
References
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- John Britton; Edward Wedlake Brayley (1810), "Durham: Sunderland", Beauties of England and Wales, 5, London: Vernor & Hood, hdl:2027/mdp.39015063565694
- James Dugdale (1819), "Durham: Wearmouth and Sunderland", New British Traveller, 2, London: J. Robins and Co.
- James Burnett (1830). History of the Town and Port of Sunderland.
- J.M. Summers (1858). History and Antiquities of Sunderland. Sunderland: Joseph Tate.
- Strangers' Guide to Sunderland. 1869. OCLC 504195939.
- William Clark Russell (1883). "Sunderland". North-East Ports and Bristol Channel. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: A. Reid. hdl:2027/uc1.$b667579.
- Penny Guide to Sunderland and Roker. Sunderland. 1889. OCLC 266926121.
- Taylor Potts (1892), Sunderland: A History of the Town, Port, Trade and Commerce, B. Williams
- Published in the 20th century
- Antiquities of Sunderland and its Vicinity, 2: 1901, Sunderland: Sunderland Antiquarian Society, 1903, OL 7161371M
- Robert Donald, ed. (1908). "Sunderland". Municipal Year Book of the United Kingdom for 1908. London: Edward Lloyd. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081995593.
- "Sunderland", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopædia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424
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