The Market Hotel at the bottom of Coronation was a handy stop after shopping in the old covered market the high roof of which is visible over the stone cottage on the right. Photograph Norman Kirtlan, caption Len Charlton.
The Butchers Arms was immediately next door to The Market Hotel and Old Market. Small butchers sold from stalls in the Old Market and from the open air Butchers Row in High St East. Until the early1900s individual butchers would buy and slaughter an animal on their own premises and the results in earlier days of cesspits and privies are best left to imagination. Photograph Norman Kirtlan, caption Len Charlton.
The Globe Tavern in Coronation St. Richly endowed with pubs along its length Coronation St ran down from the expensive houses in Sunniside to Church Street in the East End. Before the slum clearance a walk down this long cobbled road would have been an education in social change. Photograph Norman Kirtlan, caption Len Charlton.
The Sons of the Wear was a very popular 1900's “local” in Queen St off Hendon Rd. The Hendon district grew rapidly in the late 1800's and built up a strong sense of community pride which still remains. The name would no doubt attract clients from the yards and docks nearby. Photograph Norman Kirtlan, caption Len Charlton.
The Bath Hotel further along Lawrence St. was one of a number of outlets for John Jeffreys a small Scottish brewery. The brewery which had originally specialised in Ales and Lagers was taken over by Northern Breweries in 1960. Photograph Norman Kirtlan, caption Len Charlton.
