- Hendon, Sunderland
infobox UK place
map_type= Tyne and Wear
country = England
official_name= Hendon
latitude= 54.9002
longitude= -1.36807
population =
metropolitan_borough=City of Sunderland
metropolitan_county=Tyne and Wear
region= North East England
constituency_westminster=Sunderland South
post_town= SUNDERLAND
postcode_area= SR
postcode_district= SR1
dial_code= 0191
os_grid_reference=Hendon is an area of
Sunderland ,North East England towards the east of the city. It remains the location of muchheavy industry , along with Victorian terraces and high-rise residentialtower blocks .The old East End of Sunderland was home to
barracks until the 1900s. These were located on the south side near the south docks, near present-day Warren Court (formerly known as Warren Street). [Citation |last = Milburn | first = Geoffrey E. | last2 = Miller | first2 = S.T. | title = Sunderland: River, Town and People | publisher = Thomas Reed Publications | year = 1989 | isbn = 0947637060]The "Gladstone Bridge", the first
aluminium bascule bridge in the world, spans the junction of Hendon and Hudson Docks. It is a listed structure. [ [http://www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk/mk4custompages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=48879§ionID=6045] ]Since the decline of heavy industry and shipbuilding on the River Wear, Hendon has been considered to be one of the more deprived areas of the City of Sunderland.fact|date=March 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.backonthemap.org/ Back on the Map]
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