SUNDERLAND

 Like the trams once did, we cross Monkwearmouth bridge into Sunderland's centre.

Borough Road, Sunderland circa 1910.

High Street, again around 1910.

We move forward in time to about 1925 and a view of Fawcett Street.

Sunderland's railway station is almost underground. 61475 calls (Ben Brooksbank - Creative Commons License).

The exterior of the station at street level (Creative Commons License).

Sunderland Corporation buses on Union Street in 1938.

A Sunderland Corporation Daimler in the town centre, 1973.

Tyne & Wear PTE took over in 1974.

In the days of Busways, various liveries and old fleet names appeared.

Eventually, Stagecoach took over.

Northern General was the other major operator. This Leyland National is still in Sunderland District dark blue in 1976.

Northern General liked its Marshall bodywork.

This old girl came second hand from East Yorkshire.

Northern's 3428 received the old style Sunderland District livery.

Some more modern offerings from Go Ahead Northern.

Economic ran along the coast up to South Shields.

OK Motor Services expanded into Sunderland after deregulation.

Other independents included George Bell Coaches, Michael Franks and Redby's.

A major feature of Sunderland was Vaux Brewery, seen here in 1914.

And here it is in 1977, with the Brewery Tap outside the gates.

Inside, a tiny brewery!

The bottling plant, always fascinating.

Samson the dray horse gets ready in the brewery yard.

Beer was delivered locally by horse drawn transport.

In 2009, there was no need to deliver beer to the Clarendon - it had a brewery in the cellar. Sadly, no real ale these days.

The Coopers Tavern, again with no cask beer now.

Plenty of real ales in the Dun Cow, a historical building.

Well known for its beers is Fitzgeralds. 

Another great beery pub, the Ship Isis.

A former Vaux house, the Museum Vaults.

The Borough was once the place to go for Vaux beers. No real ale these days.

Plenty of cask beer in the local Wetherspoons, the William Jameson.

Into the Deptford area of the city (as Sunderland has become) and a visit to the Kings Arms.

Unfortunately, the nearby Saltgrass no long purveys cask ales.

The Railway Tavern at Millfield has also lost its real ales.

Out of the city, on the Chester Road, is Chesters, another ex Vaux pub.

That's it for Sunderland. The next post will find us on the Durham coast.