A late 19th Century view of the industrial riverside of the River Wear at Sunderland, a city in Tyne and Wear, England. Once hailed as the "Largest Shipbuilding Town in the World",ships were built on the Wear from at least 1346 onwards and by the mid-18th century Sunderland was one of the chief shipbuilding towns in the country. The Port of Sunderland was significantly expanded in the 1850s with the construction of Hudson Dock.

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Size: 4847px × 3514px
Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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