why do you live there. what do you like and dislike about the place?
2006-10-23 06:20:40 · 13 answers · asked by chucky3658 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I don't live there, but I live not too far from it. it's no more 'backward' than any other place in the UK, and they aren't known as geordies in Sunderland, they prefer 'Mackems'
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Population: 177,739
Region: North East England
Sunderland is a city and port in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in the county of Tyne and Wear in North East England.
A person born in Sunderland is sometimes called a Mackem, thought to be derived from the term "Mak'em and Tak'em" used by Tyneside shipbuilders to describe their counterparts on the River Wear in Sunderland. The term may refer to the shipbuilders making the ships (Mackem) and then taking them (Tackem) along the river to be fitted out. Another theory is that the term is meant to be derogatory, in that Sunderland built, on the whole, workaday ships of relatively low tonnage. The term appears to have come into use in the late 1980s and is to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The town was the one of the most heavily bombed areas in England during World War II. As a result, much of the town centre was rebuilt in an undistinguished concrete utility style. However, many fine old buildings remain. Religious buildings include Holy Trinity built in 1719 for an independent Sunderland, St. Michaels's Church, built as Bishopwearmouth Parish Church and now known as Sunderland Minster and St. Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, part of which dates from AD 674, and was the original monastery. St. Andrew's Roker, so-called "Cathedral of the Arts and Crafts Movement", contains work by William Morris, Ernest Gimson and Eric Gill.
On the weekend of 7th and 8th May 2005, Sunderland played host to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend concert, the UK's largest free music festival. Acts on show included Gwen Stefani, Natalie Imbruglia, the Foo Fighters, Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, the Black Eyed Peas, Rooster, Interpol and Sunderland's own The Futureheads. The event was held at Herrington Country Park, in the shadow of Penshaw Monument. The 30,000 tickets were given out across the weekend two weeks prior at Sunderland Civic Centre, ensuring that most attendees were local to Wearside and the North East.
Famous people from Sunderland
Kate Adie Formerly Chief News Reporter for the BBC
The Venerable Bede (674–735)
(1945-1985) Police officer
James Bolam (1938–) Actor.
Jack Casey Boxer known as Cast Iron Casey
Dr William Reid Clanny (1770–1850) Inventor and Physician
Terry Deary (1946–) Horrible Histories author
The Kane Gang (1980's) Musicians
Martin Stephenson Musician
Bryan Ferry (1945–) Musician
The Futureheads - indie-rock band
Sir William Halcrow, civil engineer
Billy Hardy (1964–) Boxer Commonwealth featherweight champion.
Thomas Elliott Harrison Railway engineer
James Herriot (pen name of James Alfred Wight) (1916–1995) Veterinary surgeon and
Bob Paisley Football manager
David Parfitt Oscar winning film producer, Shakespeare in Love
Denise Robertson Novelist and TV agony aunt
Maurice Roëves (1937–). Actor
Dave Stewart (1952–) Musician (Eurythmics etc)
2006-10-23 06:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Eden* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, don't live there but as i I've known here's some of the famous places;
1. Freestone Rivers: The Till, England (Good base: Berwick)
2. Bagging the Munros: Hillwalking in Scotland
3. Out on a Limb: Cycling Scotland's Western Isles
4. Go Caving in a Peak District Park
5 Canoe the River Tay
6. Freestone Rivers: The South Esk, Scotland
7. Follow the Wizard Merlin
8. Telemark the Cairngorms (skeing)
9. Freestone Rivers: The Don, Scotland (fishing = wild resident-brown-trout stream)
10. Crown Liquor Saloon
2006-10-23 08:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by ^crash_&_burn^ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Chucky, clicked on your profile as I answered your Neurotek question - thought it was a coincidence that I live in Sunderland too! Cheers for choosing me as best answer mate.
2006-10-23 14:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by chrismyarse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I live in a tree in Borneo luckily I've now got Internet access as Dad bought me a PC, think I'll change trees soon.
2006-10-23 06:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, South London
2006-10-23 06:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you honestly think anyone would admit it if they did?
more fundamentall is the question can you even get the internet in backwardsville?
2006-10-23 06:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by thecoldvoiceofreason 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No .got a good football manager now though.
2006-10-23 06:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by dink2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but one of my dogs is from there and she doesnt understand sit or heel unless you say it with a geordie accent. you look like a bit of a tit wandering round bristol talking to your dog like Jimmy Nail...
2006-10-23 06:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by neogriff 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope i live in ayrshire
2006-10-23 06:24:11 · answer #9 · answered by strawberry delight 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i live in turkey
2006-10-23 06:38:17 · answer #10 · answered by garry_sangster 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋