EAW001018 ENGLAND (1946). An aircraft carrier in the Sunderland Harbour, the North Half Tide Basin and the surrounding industrial area, Sunderland, 1946. This image has been produced from a damaged negative.

My cousin Freddy Waller was the swing bridge operator in the 1970s.

The North Eastern Engineering Company, it says on the side.

Not Holy Trinity but Saint John's, built 1896 but cant find when it was demolished, probably 1960s. Was the daughter church to Holy Trinity until it aquired its own parish. Great old picture of it here https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/443675000789174038/

ANTI TANK BLOCK: e32198

PILLBOX: e21706

PILLBOX: e21711

BARRAGE BALLOON SITE: e25714

2ndWW anti-tank blocks.

A 2ndWW ex-RN ship, probably on its way to the breakers.

2ndWW L86- HMS Wensleydale.

WW2 Anti-Tank Obstacles Concrete Cubes

Markings associated with a 2ndWW barrage balloon site. Possibly the blast shelter to the left is also associated with the same unit.

WW2 Pillbox TBC

Mystery Markings

WW2 Gun Emplacement

WW2 Camouflage Scheme Oil Storage Tank

WW2 Communal Surface Blast Shelter

This had been one of the entrances to the barracks, perhaps a former guardhouse. There was a railing in front which the children used to swing on, we called it "tumble your creams" (I believe "creams" is derived from a word in Gaelic.

Pottery Buildings. They were used by either the Sea Scouts or the Boys Brigade. The upper floor housed at one time a small factory making jigsaw puzzles.

Entrance and playground of St John's School

The Welcome Tavern

Harrison's Buildings

Moor School

Former barracks

aircraft carrier HMS ALEXIA a converted tanker on its way to greenwells to be converted back to a tanker.

the corperation quay

holy trinity church