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Operator: Trusteeco (UK) Ltd
143 High Street East, East End, Sunderland, SR1 2BL (View on Google Map)
(0191) 510 3200
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This Pub is Temporarily Closed

The pub was previously known as the Butchers Arms and stands with a commanding view over the River Wear. The pubs single room as a picture window looking east towards The National Glass Centre and Roker.

This was the home, in the basement underneath the pub, of the Bull Lane Brewing Co from 2005 to 2011. Note the White Plaque on the front of the pub and the blue plague on the side , recognising Bull Lane that runs down at the left of the building.

February 2025...pub internally being gutted. Awaiting more news

June 2025 - pub locked up but it has been painted externally

Historic Interest

The oldest pub in Sunderland, dating from 1724

Information for this venue is provided by the Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Butchers Arms
Local Authority
City of Sunderland
Last updated
10/07/2025
Last surveyed
06/06/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Trusteeco (UK) Ltd
Pub ID
SUN/6065
Asset of Community Value
Opening Times Unavailable
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Close to bus routes (15m)
Go North Eaat : 33 (Day Time); Stagecoach: 8 (Evenings and Sundays)
Close to metro (1000m)
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