Cartman in Hendon.
A rather whimsical looking rag and bone man who has selected a suitable neighbouhood for business. In the early 1900s streets resounded to different street traders vying for business and their individual cries were their trademarks.
Photograph Norman Kirtlan, information from Len Charlton.
South Alley (Hat Case)
Openings through the buildings on High St East ran either directly into adjacent lanes or into goups of properties called Garths as shown here.
Photograph Norman Kirtlan, information from Len Charlton.
Prospect Row.
The station hotel in Prospect Row was built for the original Sunderland station by the docks. This was the terminus until the new central station was built behind Fawcett St in 1879 with the railway bridge to connect the lines to Monkwearmouth station and on to Newcastle.
Photograph Norman Kirtlan, information from Len Charlton.
The Sunderland Boys' Industrial School formed in 1865 and moved to these premises in Prospect Row by the Old Town Moor in 1912. The school closed in 1929.
Photograph Norman Kirtlan, information from Len Charlton.
