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Description: | Song in praise of Sunderland. To be sung to the tune 'Cappy' or 'Chapter of donkeys'.On a visit to Sunderland a Yorkshire man is surprised when he is asked to pay a toll not only to cross Sunderland Bridge, but to pass back over it. The bridge was constructed and erected by Rowland Burdon in 1796. The total cost of the structure was ��40,000. In order to fund the bridge Burdon advanced the sum of ��30,000 on security of tolls.Burdon's shares in the bridge were soon offered for sale however and it was decided to sell Burdon's interest in the bridge by means of a lottery. Fortunately the bridge was still opened to the public on August 8, 1796. An Act of Parliament was then obtained in 1857 for the renovation of the bridge, which was carried out by Robert Stephenson.This song is part of the John Bell Collection. ; A collection of broadsheets on various subjects, with manuscript notes in the hand of John Bell. | Publisher: | T. Huntley High Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | bridges & courtship | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0308201 | Go to resource |
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