Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896.
Site Name
Eden House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
13765
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
438460
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
556210
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey second edition map of 1896.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, Hunter's Hall
Site Type: Specific
House
HER Number
13764
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2833
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439050
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557440
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, railway tunnel
Site Type: Specific
Railway Tunnel
HER Number
13763
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
02
DAY2
27
District
Sunderland
Easting
439130
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
7
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557470
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Footpath between Galley's Gill Bridge and Ayres Quay Road. Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1862.
Site Type: Broad
Pedestrian Transport Site
SITEDESC
Footpath between Galley's Gill Bridge and Ayres Quay Road. Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1862.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, footpath
Site Type: Specific
Footpath
HER Number
13762
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey First Edition Map 1862
YEAR1
2011
YEAR2
2023
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557260
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Textile Industry Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, bleach ground
Site Type: Specific
Bleachfield
HER Number
13761
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557290
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Wood Processing Site
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Name
Bishopwearmouth, timber yard
Site Type: Specific
Timber Yard
HER Number
13760
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Industrial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
DAY2
08
District
Sunderland
Easting
439390
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
MONTH2
1
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557240
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
C. Vaux and Sons opened a brewery in Castle Street in 1875. By the 1890s the brewery expanded rapidly towards the river, eventually occupying a site over 2 acres in size. Between 1900 and the 1940s more buildings were acquired for brewery use. In 1939 Vaux Brewery occupied all the alnd between Gill Road, Cross Queen Street, Castle Street and the lower part of Gill Bridge Avenue. The Avenue Theatre, which had been built in 1882 was converted into a bottling plant. Between 1945 and 1965 the brewery acquired land between Castle Street and Dunning Street and east towards Queen Street. In the early 1970s a new bottling plant, keg plant and warehouses were built. In 1988 a new larger brehouse was installed in old brewery buildings. Vaux Brewery closed in 1999.
Site Type: Broad
Food and Drink Industry Site
SITEDESC
Cuthbert Vaux (1813-1878) and Sons opened a brewery in Castle Street in 1875 (the company was founded in 1837 and their first brewery was on the corner of Matlock Street and Cumberland Street, their second in 1844 was in Union Street where Central Station was built after 1875). Cuthbert died in 1878 and his sons John Story Vaux and Colonel Edwin Vaux ran the business. By the 1890s the brewery expanded rapidly towards the river, eventually occupying a site over 2 acres in size. Vaux became one the first British breweries to introduce bottled ales and stouts. In 1898 Frank Nicholson became manager and secretary. He married Amy Vaux in 1900 and became a director in 1914 and managing director in 1919. Three generations of the Nicholson family ran Vaux Brewery until its closure. Between 1900 and the 1940s more buildings were acquired for brewery use. In 1927 Vaux merged with North East Breweries Ltd to form Vaux and Associated Breweries Ltd. In 1939 Vaux Brewery occupied all the land between Gill Road, Cross Queen Street, Castle Street and the lower part of Gill Bridge Avenue. The Avenue Theatre, which had been built in 1882 was converted into a bottling plant. Between 1945 and 1965 the brewery acquired land between Castle Street and Dunning Street and east towards Queen Street. In the early 1970s a new bottling plant, keg plant and warehouses were built. In 1972 the company bought Wards Brewing Company in Sheffield. In 1973 the company was called Vaux Breweries Ltd. In 1988 a new larger brewhouse was installed in old brewery buildings. Vaux Brewery closed in 1999. The company changed its name to Swallow Group PLC, concentrating on its Swallow Hotels. Vaux was famous for its dray horses which delivered to the pubs.
Excavations conducted on the site in 2017 (post-excavation analysis completed in 2019) record the presence of foundation cuts, demolition rubble and old service trenches associated with the former brewery.
Site Name
Vaux Brewery
Site Type: Specific
Brewery
HER Number
13759
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898; Tyne and Wear Museums Archaeology Department, 1999, Vaux Brewery Site, Sunderland - An Archaeological Assessment; Vaux, no date, Vaux Brewery (manuscript held by Sunderland Local Studies Library); Paul Chadwick, CgMs Consulting, 2003, Former Vaux Brewery, St. Mary's Way, Sunderland - Supplementary Archaeological Desk Based Assessment; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux_Breweries; http://www.searlecanada.org/sunderland/sunderland207.html; Vaux Brewery records 19th and 20th centuries held by Tyne and Wear Archives; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019, formmer Vaux Brewery post-excavation full analysis report 5026
YEAR1
2011
YEAR2
2016
English, British
Class
Transport
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
Crossref
2832, 2833
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439400
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557330
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Transport Office
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Name
Lambton Office
Site Type: Specific
Transport Office
HER Number
13758
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439440
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557290
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Name
Dunning House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
HER Number
13757
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
Ordnance Survey Second Edition Map 1898
YEAR1
2011
English, British
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
02
District
Sunderland
Easting
439480
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MONTH1
12
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
557330
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map of 1858.