A legacy of Sunderland’s history can be seen in this 75 year old photo. It shows a building known as The Cottage on Glass House but behind it lay a story of Sunderland in the making. The cottage was built in Glass House Hill which was itself a man made creation. Glass House Hill was one of many such mounds on the banks of the Wear were created by the continuous tipping of ballast brought by ships to the port in the great days of sail. Three cemeteries at least were formed by ballast -... Read this story
