{"id":12312,"date":"2024-06-05T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=12312"},"modified":"2024-06-05T17:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:27:24","slug":"bishopwearmouth-conservation-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heritagepubs.sst.camra.org.uk\/?page_id=12312","title":{"rendered":"Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area <\/p>\n\n\n

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Chaplins – 1989 – Ron Lawson – Sunderland Antiquarian Society <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bishopwearmouth<\/strong> was a former village which now forms part of the west side of Sunderland City Centre. The Conservation Area (CA) runs from St Michaels Way A1231 dual carriageway, north to include The Sunderland Empire, south towards Park Lane Interchange. The clusters of pubs in the above map shows the CA coverage. There is a mixture of pubs, clubs and sports\/wine bars. However, only five of those shown serve real ale. Some pubs featured in a Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail<\/strong> elsewhere on this website.. They are The Dun Cow, Fitzgeralds, Greens and The Peacock – Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail \u2013 Heritage Pubs of Sunderland & South Tyneside (camra.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(<\/strong>Borough, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Borough. <\/strong><\/em>( No 2 on map ) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Located on the corner of Park Lane and Vine Place The Borough<\/strong> is a former real ale pub and featured in a local real guide of 1988  Click on this link and go to Documents and Downloads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaplins, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Chaplins – No 3 on the map <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Chaplins <\/strong>is a regular in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide with a selection of up to seven handpulls including a real cider. There is a fuller description in the link above. This pub has also featured in the same 1988 booklet as The Borough ( see link above ) <\/p>\n\n\n

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The rear of Chaplins from the roof of The Cooper Rose <\/em>– See also below.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Cooper Rose, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Cooper Rose ( No 4 on the map ) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As well as information about this real ale pub in the link above , Wetherspoons have a detailed online history of the pub, including the reason for it’s name and about the many pictures that are dotted around the building. The Cooper Rose – J D Wetherspoon<\/a> The pub is is unique in the City Centre as having a roof garden <\/p>\n\n\n

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Cooper Rose Roof Garden <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dun Cow, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dun Cow ( No 5 on the map) <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Dun Cow is a Grade II Blue Plaque building next to The Sunderland Empire. There is a plaque on the outside wall describing it’s significance (below). Real ale is available. There is more in the Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engine Room, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Engine Room ( no 6 on the map )<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Engine Room<\/strong> is a real ale venue and is co located with The Firestation performance venue. There is a blue plaque on the outside wall between the two. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitzgeralds, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Fitzgeralds ( No 7 on the map ) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Fitzgeralds<\/strong>, also known as Fitzys, has featured in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for over 30 years. This grade II pub was previously known as Greensleeves. See also The Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greens, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Greens ( No 8 on the map) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Greens<\/strong> is a Grade II listed building and also appears in the Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peacock, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Peacock (No 15 on the map) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The blue plaque above gives the history of The Peacock<\/strong>. There is more in the Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vesta Tilleys Pub & Sports Bar, Sunderland – CAMRA Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Vesta Tilley’s ( no 21 on the map ) <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Vesta Tilleys<\/strong> is opposite the Sunderland Empire and it took its name from a music hall star who used to perform there. It sold real ale from 2014 – 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dray and Horses Sculpture<\/strong> ( C on the map ) can be found in Keel Square. This also features in the Sunderland Heritage Pubs Trail <\/p>\n\n\n

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The remaining eleven pubs are either wine bars\/ cocktail bars\/ sports bars or a combination of all three. Two of the eleven are clubs. Two on the list are closed and one has yet to open. They are ( with map references) :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Bobby\u2019s Bar
9 Gunners Club
10 Halo Bar
11 Hidden
12 M.O.D ( to open)
13 Mortal Hound (closed)
14 No 2 Church Lane (closed)
16 Saba Maison de Luxe
17 Street Bar
18 Sunderland National Reserve Club
19 Terrace
20 Ttonic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Bishopwearmouth is the birthplace of Joseph Swan<\/strong>, the inventor of the incandescent light bulb. He was remembered at the Sunderland & South Tyneside Beer Festival in 2014, appearing on the back of volunteer T Shirts <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunderland City Real Ale Guide <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveline North East <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Terry Ford and Ron Lawson ( Sunderland Antiquarian Society)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by Ken Paul, who took the uncredited photos<\/em><\/strong> June 24<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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