Articles
The society’s archives are vast (we have nine rooms) and we are keen to give online access for our members to as much of them as we are able. To facilitate that we have commenced an on-going programme of uploading photographs and items from the collections with a team working on a weekly basis to expedite this. Members can access by logging in with their password and using the navigation bar. We have a few examples of archives/photographs
-
Sunderland AFC Match Reports 1949 to 1960
Sunderland AFC Match Reports 1949 to 1960
.pdf 5,723 KB -
The Old Trams of Sunderland (72 colour images incl. views of the old town)
The Old Trams of Sunderland (72 colour images incl. views of the old town)
.pdf 2,803 KB -
Sunderland' Central Area Development 1960
Sunderland' Central Area Development 1960
.pdf 771 KB -
Electricity Comes to Town
Electricity Comes to Town
.pdf 624 KB -
Images of VE Day in Sunderland
Images of VE Day in Sunderland
.pdf 3,467 KB -
Places of Worship
Places of Worship
.pdf 3,694 KB -
Sunderland Seamen's Strike 1825 - "The Long Stick"
This article looks at the tragic events of August 3rd, 1825 during a seamen's strike on the Wear which resulted in the deaths of several people, shot by the 3rd Light Dragoons.
.pdf 1,126 KB -
"Roman Finds from Sunderland and its Surrounding Area" by Alex Croom
The author of this article, Alex Croom from the Arbeia Society, has very kindly given us permission to publish it on our website.
.pdf 1,547 KB -
"Log-boats from the River Wear" by Alex Croom
The author of this article, Alex Croom from the Arbeia Society, has very kindly given us permission to publish it on our website.
.pdf 1,144 KB -
"Bronze Age Metalwork from the River Wear" by Alex Croom
The author of the article, Alex Croom from the Arbeia Society, has kindly given us permission to publish it on our website.
.pdf 468 KB
See our full library by signing up to become a member
You can access our archives/photographs by logging in or becoming a member.
- Streets
- Churches
- Schools
- Shipyards
- Industry
- Shops
- Buildings
- Sport
- Transport
- Notables
- Public houses