Panns Bank

Panns Bank

HER Number

17331

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Panns Bank

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Road

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Tudor 1485 to 1603

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

Pann's Bank was the commercial heart of Sunderland from the 16th century. It was occupied by industries until the closure of the shipyards in the 1960s.

Easting

439910

Northing

557360

Grid Reference

NZ439910557360

Sources

Blue plaque