Key points of interest E) Carlton House Heritage Trails East Area This building, now part of A) The Sunderland Echo Office High School, was the childhood home of On the 4th August 1914 thousands of the Captain George Allan Maling VC (1888- town’s residents gathered in this area 1929). Maling is the only Sunderland eager for news about the crisis in Europe. born man awarded the Victoria Cross. Just after midnight news filtered through Whilst serving as a medic, he was that Britain had declared war on Germany. awarded the VC for rescuing and treating 14 reported that “for a moment 300 men during the Battle of Loos on the there was a dead silence and then a cheer 25th September 1915. His VC is on Walk was sent up and parties of people on their display at the Army Medical Services way home sang the National Anthem.” Museum in Aldershot. B) German Protestant Church F) Bede Tower Military Hospital Sunderland in the This Church was established in 1863 to Military hospitals were established in serve the German community of Sunderland during the war to deal with Sunderland. However because of the war the huge numbers of casualties from First World War it was forced to close and the pastor, Paul the front line. In this area, Bede Tower, Herzog, was arrested. Anti-German Ashburne House in Backhouse Park Walk Distance & Time: sentiment was high at this time and a and Hammerton House on Gray Road number of German residents were subject played their part in caring for the sick 1.8 miles or 2.6km to harassment and intimidation. and injured soldiers. C) Palatine Hotel The quartermaster at Hammerton house 2 hour (approx) In the early days of the war, the Palatine was Emily Vaux who received an MBE for Hotel functioned as a regular meeting her efforts during the conflict. Start Point: place for the Legion of Frontiersmen. This G) War Memorial organisation was established in 1905 by The memorial was unveiled by Col. Vaux West Wear Street Car Park Roger Pocock. It discussed how best to and dedicated by the Bishop of Durham prepare for war and what was needed to on 26th December 1922. The column Finish Point: be done in the event of an invasion. weighs 85 tons and is topped by a D) Victoria Hall winged statue symbolising victory. Initially War Memorial, By continental standards the British Army dedicated to those who fell during the First was very small. Lord Kitchener realised World War it has since become a focal that if Britain was to win the war it would point for remembering those who have Facilities & Accessibility: need to develop an army numbering lost their lives in subsequent conflicts. Toilets: Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens millions of men. Catering: City Centre Bars and Cafés Recruitment rallies were held at the Lest we forget. Parking: West Wear Street Car Park (parking charges apply) Victoria Hall often attended by the Earl Accessibility: Suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs of Durham, who urged local men to do To learn more about how Sunderland was their patriotic duty and sign up to fight in affected by the First World War go to: the Army. 8.7 million men served in the British Army during the course of the war, with around www.sunderlandfirstworldwar.co.uk 20,000 men from answering the call for “King and Country”. Heritage Trails East Area Key: 14 Toilets Walk Catering Sunderland in the First World War Parking

Walk Directions At West Wear Street car park entrance Road, passing the Burton House pub turn right and head up towards the and continuing forward towards Echo 24 building on the right. Mowbray Park. The building immediately ahead on the corner of This was formerly the site of the old Toward Road and to the left was Sunderland Echo printing office. formerly the Palatine Hotel. Just past the Echo 24 on the right is a Turn left up Toward Road, passing the vantage point that offers fine views of park on the right. The Milltech building the river and coast beyond. to the left occupies the former site of Sunderland’s proximity to the North the Victoria Hall. Sea and its value as an industrial centre meant that it was vulnerable to Continue straight ahead through the a German attack. In the early days of traffic lights, crossing the road and the war the authorities went to great passing the shop on the left. lengths to secure the coastline. Turn right onto Mowbray Road. Torpedo nets were laid at the port, and Carlton House is on the left. there were armed guards stationed on the and at At the junction turn right, heading railway station. back towards the city centre. Bede Tower, former military hospital appears Return back towards the West Wear on the right. Street car park. Just before the car park entrance cross the road at the Continue forward crossing at the lights and along William Street. lights onto Burdon Road and down towards the war memorial on the right. Turn left at the Travelodge, along High An alternative route to the memorial Street West. Cross the road and turn can be taken through the entrance into right onto Villiers Street. Continue Mowbray Park adjacent to the traffic straight ahead towards Hudson Road. lights on the right. The former German Protestant Church can be seen ahead and to the left. At the church turn right. At the end of Hudson Road turn left onto Borough