City of Sunderland

Sunderland
status	Metropolitan Borough , City
region	North East England
Ceremony county	Tyne and Wear
Trad. county	Durham
Administrative headquarters	Sunderland
surface	137.46 km²
was standing	June 30, 2018
ONS code	00CM
Website	www.sunderland.gov.uk

The City of Sunderland is a Metropolitan Borough with the status of a City in Metropolitan County Tyne and Wear in England . The administrative seat is the city of the same name Sunderland . Other significant places in the borough are Bishopwearmouth , Doxford Park , Farringdon , Fulwell , Grindon , Hetton-le-Hole , Houghton-le-Spring , Redhouse , Roker , Ryhope , Seaburn , Southwick ,Thorney Close and Washington .

The reorganization of the borders and the competencies of the local authorities resulted in the formation of the Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The County Borough of Sunderland and the urban districts of Hetton, Houghton-le-Spring and Washington were merged. These local authorities were previously part of County Durham .

In 1986 Sunderland became a de facto unitary authority when the central government dissolved the superordinate administration of Tyne and Wear. Sunderland remained part of Tyne and Wear for ceremonial purposes as well as for individual higher-level tasks such as fire fighting and public transport.

In 1992 the borough was given city status on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 40th jubilee . Ten years later, however, the request to appoint a Lord Mayor was denied.

Attractions

The Sunderland Museum with the Winter Gardens
The National Glass Center , opened in 1998
The Empire Theater, the largest theater in North East England
The Royalty Theater
The stage of light
The Crowtree Leisure Center
"The Walrus" in Mowbray Park
On a 136 m high hill between Washington and Houghton-le-Spring is the Penshaw Monument , a Greek temple rebuilt from 1844 on behalf of Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (based on the model of the Hephaestus Temple in Athens, but halfway Scale). Its official name is The Earl of Durham's Monument , named after the former owner who gave it to the National Trust in 1939.