Everything about Monkwearmouth totally explained
Monkwearmouth is an area of
Sunderland located at the north side of the mouth of the
River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with
Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland, the area now known as the East End. It includes the area around
St. Peter's Church and was once the main centre of Wearside shipbuilding and coalmining in the town. It is now host to a
campus of the
University of Sunderland and the
National Glass Centre. It is served by the three
Church of England churches of the
Parish of Monkwearmouth.
The locals of the area were called "Barbary Coasters". The borough stretches from
Wearmouth Bridge to the harbour mouth on the north side of the river and is one of the oldest parts of Sunderland.
The former railway station, closed in 1968, is now the
Monkwearmouth Station Museum and features a restored booking office dating from the
Edwardian period. Since 2002 Monkwearmouth has once again been served by rail transport, this time via
St. Peter's Tyne and Wear Metro station a few hundred yards south of the old station.
The area is also the home of the
Stadium of Light, which was opened on the site of the abandoned Wearmouth Colliery in
July 1997, and is the home of the football club
Sunderland A.F.C., who had previously played at
Roker Park.
Wearmouth Colliery was closed in
December 1993, and had been in operation for over 100 years.
Monkwearmouth Secondary School and Specialist Arts College is located in the suburb of Seaburn Dene. Alumni include the actress
Melanie Hill, Paralympic yatchsman John Robertson, footballer Martin Smith, and local author Keith Wilkinson.
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