Timeline of Sunderland

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England

7th century

11th century

12th century

  • 1183
    • Bishop Hugh du Puiset's charter creates the first Borough of Sunderland

14th century

  • 1346
    • Thomas Menvil authorised to build ships at Hendon
    • The first recorded shipbuilding on the River Wear

17th century

  • 1634
West View of the Cast Iron Bridge over the River Wear at Sunderland
  • 1669
    • Letters patent permitted the erection of a pier and lighthouse.[1]
  • 1698
    • Formation of Sunderland Company of Glassmakers

18th century

19th century

1820s

  • 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.[3]
  • 1826
    • 15 June: Birth of Harry Watts, a Sunderland diver who rescued over 40 people from drowning – and assisted in the rescue of another 120 people.
    • Sinking of Wearmouth Colliery

1830s

  • 1831
    • October: the first UK outbreak of cholera occurred in Sunderland – 200 people died.[4]
  • 1832
    • Sunderland became a parliamentary borough under the Reform Act, returning two members of Parliament.[1]
  • 1835
  • 1835/6
    • Establishment of the modern Borough Council, with the first modern Mayor

1850s

1870s

  • 1873
  • 1875
    • A record of 64 days was set for the run to Australia by the Wear built sailing vessel The Torrens. Launched in 1875, the novelist Joseph Conrad served on her for a time as mate
  • 1879

1880s

1890s

20th century

1900s

1910s

  • 1913
    • Sunderland AFC win the Football League Championship

1920s

1930s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

  • 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

1990s

21st century

2000s

  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Britannica 1910.
  2. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Havelock, Sir Henry" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
  3. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stephenson, George" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 888.
  4. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cholera" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 262–267. see page 264: ...and spread onwards to England, appearing in Sunderland in October 1831...
  5. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stephenson, Robert" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 889.

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