An octagonal capital with vertically faced abacus and roll neck. Dimensions 3 feet 1 inch across the top and 2 feet 7 inches beneath. Date of discovery before 1889. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries by North East Railway Company. On display in Castle Keep.

Conservation Area based on the medieval borough and fishing port of Sunderland (HER 170) or South Wearmouth (HER 1988). Includes some fine listed buildings such as a bonded warehouse (HER 4790), Wylam Wharf warehouse (HER 4792), The Exchange (HER 4791), Phoenix Lodge (HER 4797), Nos. 170-173 High Street West (HER 4779), No. 176 (HER 4746) and the former Bridge Hotel (HER 4745).

Small incised slab, round leaf bracelet cross on stepped base, sword on right.

Upper part of slab with incised design. Round-leaf bracelet cross-head with cross bounds, chalice on cross shaft, paten on left and hand in blessing on right.

Upper part of slab. Incised design except for cross-head carved in relief withina sunken circle. Cross with incised line decoration, clustered fleur-de-lys terminals and petalled rosettes between arms. Sword right of shaft.

Sherd of a Samian bowl found around 1950 by a school boy in or near a demolished house near Mark Toney's ice-cream factory.

Bronze bowl, period unknown. Made of a thin sheet of light bronze hammered into a bowl shape. Similar to that dredged from the River Tyne at Newburn (HER 626). Dimensions: 14 1/2 inches in diameter, 4 inches high and rim 1/2 inch wide. Found 25th February 1891 whilst rebuilding the property of Mr William Angus at the back of Westgate Street.

Bronze ewer (water flask or praefericulum) dredged out of the River Tyne before 1888. 8 inches high, 2 3/4 inches diameter at top and 2 3/8 inches at bottom.

Designated in 1969. Extended in 1989 to take in surrounding 19th and 20th century development. It comprises fine Victorian and Edwardian buildings set within the medieval street pattern (HER 163). The former village green is now Town Park. One of the most historically important and architecturally unique environments in Sunderland. Bishopwearmouth village (HER 163) was dominated by the parish church (HER 161). By 1826 the village contained additional spacious houses built by industrialists and merchants. By the mid C19 the village became part of the urban borough of Sunderland. There were elegant terraces on Crowtree Terrace (HER 4468) and back-to-back houses on Carter Street and Crow Street. Part of the medieval thoroughfare 'Little Gate' became Church Lane. The Mowbray Almshouses (HER 4467) were built in 1863 where Church Lane joined Little Gate. Towards the end of the 19th century, Vine Place was built. In the early years of the 20th century several key Edwardian developments were added, including the Empire Theatre (HER 4474), the Dun Cow (HER 4473) and the Londonderry Public House (HER 4475).

Well preserved Roman coin, now missing, of Tetricus II Caesar and Augustus 270-273 AD. Obverse: C PIV ESV TETR[ICVS CAES]. Youthful bust radiate and draped to the right. Reverse: [SP]ES AVG. Hope moving left, holding flower in right hand and catching up dress with left. Found in 1929 during excavations at the south side of the Keep by NEEC. Society of Antiquaries Donations Book 27.1.32, apparently from spoil heaps.