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From: "Mark Etheridge" <>
Subject: RE: [SUNDERLAND] Sunderland pubs
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:35:36 +0100
In-Reply-To: <2b2.84cfae0.3170dddb@aol.com>


Many thanks Stan for your reply. Very interesting.

Regards,
Mark.

Mark Etheridge
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 14 April 2006 12:14
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Subject: Re: [SUNDERLAND] Sunderland pubs

In a message dated 14/04/2006 11:03:45 GMT Daylight Time,
writes:
While on this subject, my ancestor Alexander HOGARTH was publican of the
Aquatic Arms, 27 Sheepfold Road, Monkwearmouth in 1881 and Aberdeen Arms,
Wear Street, Monkwearmouth in 1891. Does anyone know anything of these pubs
and whether they still survive?
_____________________________________________________________

The Aquatic Arms was on North Bridge Street/ Sheepfolds Road it was closed
in 1969 and demolished in 1973. Sunderland wing half Arthur Housam ran the
pub
in the 1950s when he retired from football. It was apparently popular with
'tatters' (rag and bone men) who had their stables in the nearby
Sheepfolds.
The 'Aberdeen Arms' was demolished about 1900, it was one of seven pubs in
Wear Street, Monkwearmouth Shore, which was also known as 'The Barbary
Coast.'
Apparently at one time there were 63 pubs in the area bounded by North
Bridge Street, Roker Avenue and Harbour View! There was a pub at almost
every
street corner, as well as many off-licence shops.



Regards Stan Mapstone
www.mapstone.org



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