Streets of Sunderland

[scruffypup]

Many of my ancestors came from Sunderland, I would love to know more about where they lived, I've tried looking for info on the following streets and schools, but seem to be coming to a dead end, photos would be fantastic but any info at all would be very much appreciated, no doubt many of these places no longer exist or the transcribers may have misspelt them when completing census returns, here goes

Hodgkin Street 
45 Barnes Lane
2 Oak Street,
Aubrey Terrace
4/5 Ettrick Place 
15 and 43 Spring Garden Lane
36 Baines lane
11 Robinson Lane
5 Mordey Street
8 tyne/lyme street
24 Stafford Street
20 Cousin Street Hendon
Carr's Yard, East End 
41 South Durham Street
St Patrick's RC school
St Mary's RC school
Chester oval
23 Chester Terrace

Julie

[CaroleW]

You can check whether they still exist on the following website

www.multimap.com

[scruffypup]

Hi Carole

Just found Chester Terrace on Birds Eye View, not noticed that feature before, great idea.  Not had chance to check the others yet, the tribe are on school hols so it's feeding time again , will check when I've made tea.

Thanks
Julie

[stanmapstone]

Hi Julie,
As a preliminary these are the locations of some of the streets, I will give you the information to find them on a map later.
Hodgkin Street  was at 62 High Street
45 Barnes Lane can't find a Barnes Lane could it be Baines Lane?
2 Oak Street, was off East Hendon Road
Aubrey Terrace can't find that yet
4/5 Ettrick Place  was off Grey Street
15 and 43 Spring Garden Lane was at 13 High Street
36 Baines lane was at 44 High Street
11 Robinson Lane was at 68 High Street
5 Mordey Street can't find that yet
8 Tyne/lyme street was off Hendon Road
24 Stafford Street was between Hat Case and Barrack Street
20 Cousin Street Hendon was off Moor Street
Carr's Yard, East End was at 103 High Street
41 South Durham Street was off Borough Road
St Patrick's RC school was in Sussex Street
St Mary's RC school was in Pan Lane
Chester oval not there but was near Chester Terrace
23 Chester Terrace still there

Stan

[scruffypup]

Hi Stan

Thanks for the help, it's so sad to see how much of Sunderland has gone, but even my Dad could remember growing up in the tenements in the 1920's/30's, he's no longer with us now, but he would recall living in the Chester's.  I did manage to find his birthplace 27 Church Street.  Were the houses always white or have they all been painted white to match I wonder?  I was looking on a Sunderland property website and saw a photo of them.

Julie

[stanmapstone]

To locate the streets go to http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm and enter these co-ords in Search. You can view maps of various dates.
Hodgkin Street  440482, 557376
Oak Street, 440853,556914
Ettrick Place 440325, 557226
Spring Garden Lane 440236,557209
Baines lane 440429, 557325
Robinson Lane was two streets east of Hodgkin Street
Tyne Street 440575, 556857
Stafford Street 440713, 557563
Cousin Street Hendon 440532, 557032
South Durham Street 440358, 556929
Chester oval is still there 438922, 556622
Chester Terrace still there

This 1827 Map shows some of the locations  http://lewis.dur.ac.uk/pip/singlezoom.asp?img=p2387&ref1=2258

I will try and find the other streets.

Stan

[scruffypup]

Hi Stan

Many thanks, will have a look now, keep saying one day I'll go visit Sunderland to see how much of it is still there from Dad's childhood and that of his ancestors, it helps to know how much is left. His ancestors from 1800 and earlier were mainly Gainford/Staindrop and Kirkcaldy in Fife  and Ireland so that's going back too far, no census or bmd for help with addresses there.   My Mum's family were mainly Yorkshire and Lincs, with a few from Northern Ireland too.

Julie

[stanmapstone]

St Patrick's RC school was at the junction of Sussex Street and Coronation Street
St Mary's RC school was in Pan Lane, and later in  Chester Road  where it was  opened in the old infirmary  building in 1902. It is now part of Sunderland University.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Hi Julie,
St Patrick's RC school was at the junction of Sussex Street and Coronation Street
The co-ordinates are 440237,557065

St Mary's RC school was in Pan Lane, co-ordinates are 439668, 557255
 and later in  Chester Road co-ordinates 439190, 556808

Carr's Yard co-ordinates are  440660, 557610
Mordey Street co-ordinates are 440411, 556452, the new houses on the site are called Mordey Close.

Aubrey Terrace was that part of the south side of Mowbray Road between Salem Street South and Toward Road, post code SR28EW or co-ordinates 440116, 556180. THe houses are still there.

They are all the addresses you wanted 

Stan