• Sunderland Minster

(The Minster Church of

St Michael & All Angels, Sunderland)

    Welcome to the "Minster" pages.  

        1)  As usual, differently coloured and underlined words are, mostly, hyperlinks and by 'clicking' on these with your mouse you will visit the appropriate image or linked text. 

        2)  Bringing the mouse arrows over the pictures will often bring up a brief comment about  the picture. If the picture itself forms a hyperlink, the message will invite you to Click on the mouse to follow the link.

        3)  Visit the other pages in this section by clicking the names at the top of the page -- but first click on the picture below to enter the site proper.

 

 

TO START WITH A 'DISCLAIMER'.  This is not the official website of SUNDERLAND MINSTER, which has been under construction for a considerable time. Any points of view expressed and which are not assigned to a specific person are my own, and in no way official Minster policy or opinion - I have no standing in the Minster!  The great news is that, hopefully, the official site will be up and running very shortly, under the following address www.sunderlandminster.org . It will no doubt be a much more professional, detailed and informative site than this, rather more direct, offering of a mere (but sincere) amateur. The Minster staff should  let me know when this happens and I will then confirm it HERE. The Minster e-mail address is admin@sunderlandminster.org (click this link to access).  Meanwhile may I ask that, if you are seeking q website which gives only information and do not wish to encounter any opinions, you try www.achurchnearyou.com/sunderland-minster-church-of-st-michael - a good 'official' site which should contain the information you need

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   Changes to this website, other than times of service, etc, occur most often in the "News and Views"  page . I have rebuilt this page so that it contains references to all the subjects formally covered under this heading, but with access to them by "clicking" the subject links in the table on the left hand side. Many of the pictures in that table are  linked to a larger version of the picture, with no accompanying text. An exception to this other is that showing the clergyman, Roland Meredith which links to text about his time here as a curate in the 1950s.  

 

 

Please click on the picture below, left to gain access to the main site

 

I aim to cover something of the history (which is extensive) of this well-loved church, but chiefly it is intended to show that this site still houses a vibrant church and community which welcomes everyone.

The text for both the Rectors page and also the History page is not my work and I acknowledge this with gratitude to the authors of both pieces. They have given me immense pleasure in reading both texts, and I take equal pleasure in, hopefully, introducing their work to other readers. 

The photographs are my own efforts and I hope that they add to enjoyment of these pages.

  I also hope that the alternative maps (below ) will be of assistance to strangers to the city.

Those travelling by rail or Metro  to SUNDERLAND station/Metro can reach the Minster either by walking through the Crowtree Shopping and Leisure Centre, or following the Main Road on either side of this complex.

Travelling by bus or Metro to the Park Lane Interchange, the Minster is reached via Park Lane, skirting the Leisure centre Complex and walking down Green Terrace.

The  Crowtree Leisure and Shopping Centre includes Multi-level Car parks for those visiting by car.

 

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Please send comments/queries etc to David Herring. All official enquiries proper to The Minster will be passed on immediately.  Email  david.herring@ukonline.co.uk

Pages prepared by David Herring October/November 2005. Revised  27/06/2009