August 2025

Today the society is proud to announce the launch of its brand new YouTube channel on which we are showing films of old Sunderland. Subscription to this is absolutely FREE so, if you are able, please support the society by subscribing. This will ensure that you are informed when new films are added. Just go to the channel by clicking on the link:- 

https://youtube.com/@sunderlandantiquariansociety

Then click on 'subscribe'. Remember that this is FREE. We hold an extensive collection of films of the old town and will be regularly adding them to the channel.  Enjoy!

July 2025

Our Latest Newsletter

Our July/August newsletter is here

Antiquities of Sunderland Journal

Sunderland Antiquarian Society has published, since 1902, a journal containing written accounts about the history of Sunderland and its vicinity. This journal was named 'Antiquities of Sunderland' for the first 27 volumes, then in 1983 it was renamed 'Sunderland's History'. We have now scanned all 39 editions of the journal and uploaded them in the 'Collection' section of our website. To access the journals, log in as a member, click on 'Collection', then 'Antiquities of Sunderland' and select which volume you want to look at - each volume has an index of the articles that it contains. 

June 2025

Our Latest Videos

The latest videos uploaded are, 'Sunderland and the Victorians' by Trevor Thorne, 'William Schaw Lindsay, Sunderland MP 1859-1864' by William Schaw and 'Titanic: Myths and Truths' by Bernard Hope. To access them , log on as a member, click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page, then select 'Videos' - just click on the video you want to view and it should play.

May 2025

Our Latest Videos

The latest video uploaded is 'A Lifetime in History' by Peter Liddle. To access this, log in as a member, click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page, then select 'Videos' - just click on the video and it should play.

Our Latest Articles

Articles on "Roman Finds from Sunderland and its Surrounding Area", "Log-boats From the River Wear" and "Bronze Age Metalwork from the River Wear", all by Alex Croom have been added to the website in the "Collection" section - these can be accessed by members and non-members. Many thanks to Alex, who is a member of the Arbeia Society, for kindly giving us permission to put them on our site.

Our Latest Newsletter

Our May/June newsletter is here

April 2025

Our Latest Videos

The latest videos uploaded are 'Sunderland in the Early 20th Century', 'Prisoners of the British' and 'Sunderland in 1954'. To access them, log in as a member, click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page then select 'Videos' - just click on the video you want to watch and it should play.

March 2025

Our Latest Videos

The latest video uploaded is "Roker and Seaburn" by Phil Curtis. To access the video, log-in as a member, click on "Collection" at the top of the Home Page then select "Videos" - just click on the video and it should play.

Our Latest Newsletter

Our March/April newsletter is here

January 2025

Latest Newsletter

Our January newsletter is available here

Our Latest Videos

The latest videos uploaded are, "Sunderland 125 Anti-Tank Regiment" by Len Gibson, "Seaham-A Town Reborn" by Alan Smith, "The Boar's Head" by Ron Lawson", "Sunderland's Superb Sailing Ships" by Jack Curtis, "WW1 Spies, Legends, Myths & Propaganda" by Trevor Thorne, "Sunderland on Film" by Phil Curtis and "Sunderland Between the Wars" by Phil Curtis. To access any of these videos, log in as a member, click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page then select 'Videos' - click on the video you want to watch and it should play.

 

December 2024

Our latest videos

The latest video uploaded is a talk on treasures found in the River Wear, "Dive into Durham" by Gary Bankhead. To access this, log in as a member then click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page then select 'Videos' - just click on the video and it should play.

 

November 2024

Our latest videos

The latest video uploaded is a talk on 'Sunderland's East End Revisited' by our much missed friend and colleague Norman Kirtlan.

Latest Newsletter

Our November newsletter is available here

Latest Articles

Article on "The Sunderland Seamen's Strike of 1825" posted in members' area of Collection. To access the article, log in as a member, click on "Collection" at the top of the Home Page, click "Filter", select "Events" then click on the image of the article.

October 2024

Our latest videos 

We have begun uploading videos of our monthly talks on the website. To access these you need to log in as as member then click on 'Collection' at the top of the Home Page then select 'Videos'.  The videos currently available are, 'The 1984 Miners' Strike', 'The Grand Mansions of Sunderland', 'Durham Cathedral' and 'Life in 1966' - just click on the video you want to view and it should play. We will be adding more videos in the coming months so please keep checking back.

 

September 2024

Latest Newsletter

Our September newsletter is now available here

Our Latest Articles

Article on "Sunderland Barracks" posted in members' area of Collection. To access the article, log in as a member, click on "Collection" at the top of the Home Page, click "Filter", select "Buildings" and scroll down to "Sunderland Barracks" and click on the image. A copy of the article has also been put in the Society's Library.