Old photographs on cd-rom of Sunderland 1908

33 photographs of Sunderland and Roker in 1908 and earlier

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Fawcett Street, Sunderland, c. 1908 (reduced in size)

Although originals of these old photographs of Sunderland views are difficult to find, you can now get them on a cd-rom prepared from original items held in a private collection.

The cd-rom isn't mass produced but is compiled individually for each purchaser so there are very few copies in existence. You can get one of them here.

These 33 views in and around Victorian and Edwardian Sunderland are taken from two separate collections of early photographs of the area. One of the collections is dated 1908; the photographs in the other collection appear to pre-date this by some years, possibly as early as the late 1890s, although we have dated them in the index below as being about 1900.

A few sample images, greatly reduced in size, are set out below, followed by a complete list of all the views.

River Wear from Bridge c. 1908 (reduced in size)

Upper Promenade, Roker, c. 1908 (reduced in size)

Sunderland Infirmary c. 1900 (reduced in size)

These rare views show you how much Sunderland and Roker have changed in the last hundred years. Compare these views with what you can see today ...

The 33 views on this cd-rom are shown below. The numbers refer to the pages on the cd-rom on which the various images occur.

4. Municipal Buildings, Sunderland [c. 1908]
5. Museum and Free Library, Sunderland [c. 1908]
6. New Post Office, Sunderland [c. 1908]
7. Fawcett Street, Sunderland [c. 1908]
8. High Street, Sunderland [c. 1908]
9. Sunderland from Mowbray Park [c. 1908]
10. Winter Gardens, Sunderland [c. 1908]
11. Sunderland Bridges [c. 1900]
12. Sunderland, River Wear [c. 1900]
13. Winter Gardens, Sunderland [c. 1900]
14. Town Hall, Sunderland [c. 1900]
15. Fawcett Street, Sunderland [c. 1900]
16. Sunderland Museum [c. 1900]
17. Winter Gardens, Sunderland [c. 1900]
18. Victoria Hall and Lake, Sunderland [c. 1900]
19. Christ Church, Sunderland [c. 1900]
20. Sunderland Infirmary [c. 1900]
21. River Wear from Bridge [c. 1908]
22. Harbour Entrance [c. 1908]
23. Roker Park [c. 1908] (the Park itself, not the football ground of the same name)
24. Roker Park from Bridge [c. 1908] (the Park itself, not the football ground of the same name)
25. The Sands, Roker [c. 1908]
26. Cliffe Park, Roker [c. 1908]
27. New Pier, Roker [c. 1908]
28. Holey Rock, Rock [c. 1908]
29. Roker Beach from Terrace [c. 1908]
20. Upper Promenade, Roker [c. 1908]
21. Roker Beach, from Terrace [c. 1900]
22. Holey Rock, Roker [c. 1900]
33. Roker, from Holey Rock [c. 1900]
34. On the Cliffs, Roker [c. 1900]
35. Monkwearmouth Parish Church [c. 1908]
36. Victoria Hall and Memorial, Sunderland [c. 1908]

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