The little Sunderland cottage which stood on a hill made out of ship waste
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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.
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Hide AdIt once housed a Wearside MP
The cottage was built in Glass House Hill which was itself a man made creation.
Three cemeteries were formed
Three cemeteries at least were formed by ballast - Monkwearmouth Parish, the Gill cemetery, and the old burying ground at Ayre's Quay.
Glass House Hill was a familiar sight to the shipyard workers of Pallion.
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Hide AdThe photo of the cottage was taken by a Sunderland Echo photographer in April 1949.
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