A Taste of the Med in the Heart of Newcastle, Majestic marvels: the castles of North East England, Remembering the miners who gave their lives, Fiona finds colour in nature’s treasures of the deep, Sarah creates a sense of place in colourful magical maps, Chalk, charcoal and jam sandwiches are a source of pride for artist Alfie, Adam finds passion and perspective in the ‘Lang Shot’, Tourist Trap: £103 and a bag of nuts to see a waterfall, It’s back: Kynren captivates with its epic tale of 2,000 years, Joanne’s colourful, quirky seaside scenes will make you smile, Northumberland’s landscape and light make the perfect picture for David, ‘Oot on the streets’ with Peter for a touch of nostalgia, Treasure troves of the coast an inspiration for Kate, New challenges found in every work for watercolour artist Stuart, Pam captures beauty, emotion and memories in paint, Holy Island ‘paradise’ is an inspiration for Emma, Sea and Sky : Artist finds inspiration in Craster coastline, Whisht! By the end of the eighteenth century, the biggest ship built in Sunderland was the Lord Duncan but this was accidentally blown up in the West Indies at considerable financial loss to its Sunderland owner, William Havelock. BuzzCloud takes the sting out of beekeeping, Site developed and designed by David Simpson © David Simpson 1991-2017. Glass was being shipped all over Europe from Sunderland and in 1860 more than 1,000 glass makers were employed in more than 20 companies. Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. Surprisingly, some 615 people were born in the Lake District counties of Cumberland and Westmorland and 879 were born in the London area. Though they are most closely associated with Newcastle where they formed a community in the Sandgate district, they were also a significant group on Wearside both in Sunderland and in the coal district around Fatfield, particularly at Biddick near the River Wear. How do I love beer? Early ships were of course built of wood including 63 ships built at Sunderland in 1776. A mine was operated at Monkwearmouth Colliery from the 1830s by the Pemberton family and other Sunderland collieries followed at Ryhope (1857), Silksworth (1869) and Herrington (1874) which were all operated by Londonderry. This destructive protest was in vain. A notable trade associated with the coal industry were the keelmen, the skilled boatmen who ferried coal along the River Wear to waiting ships. Why I’m excited about Sunderland 2021 (and why I think you should be too), A taste of chocolatey heaven in the North East, Northern England’s BIG place in the world, Kielder: A jewel in the North East’s crown. Read about our approach to external linking. In 1841 Clanny vastly improved his design, creating the Clanny Lamp and this was also widely used. Even before the rapid development of steam railways in the 1820s, staithes were becoming a threat to the keelmen’s livelihood. Rivers, becks, burns and linns : What’s in a (North East) Place-Name? In 1831, the town of Sunderland was booming. The National Glass Centre opened in 1998, reflecting Sunderland's distinguished history of glass-making. Sunderland is of course a coastal city clustered around the Magnesian Limestone gorge of the River Wear so sand and limestone, the essential ingredients for glass making were in plentiful supply as was coal for heating the furnaces. By 1817 Sunderland was the home to seven bottle works and three glass works. There were around 1,500 keelmen working on the Wear in 1811 but the increasing use of railways and coal staithes allowed coal to be brought closer to the river mouth and loaded directly onto ships without the need for the keelmen. The rioters were eventually dispersed by troops from Newcastle but the damage was done. Mowbray Park in Sunderland city centre is one of the oldest parks in the North East. Learn how Benedict Biscop first brought glass making to Sunderland, and Britain, in the 7th Century AD to produce glass for the impressive windows at Bishopwearmouth Monastery.