The story of Vaux Brewery in Sunderland, the exciting redevelopment of the riverside site, and the creation of 'Gan Canny' a wonderful steel artwork by Ray Lonsdale.
I remember well as a teenager in the mid 1960s, the powerful horses and drays around town, doing regular deliveries to Vaux customers. The sculpture is a wonderful reminder of that. Let us hope also that the redevelopment of Sunderland brings with it, not just pleasant spaces and amenities, but actual prosperity in the form of employment and economic growth to the place where I grew up!
I have a distinct memory of visiting Vaux on a school trip back in the early 1970s. Walking around the stable area I remember seeing one of the horses names was Silver. It’s one of those memories that has stuck with me. So to see the drayman who looked after him was nice. Also like the mayor said, the smell of the new brew was unmistakable. I have so many great memories of growing up in Sunderland and wouldn’t have swapped them for anything. I moved away in 1984 when I joined the army and have never returned to live, but Sunderland is always my home.
The smell from Vaux is something I will never forget. The horses were magnificent though I was always wary of them. All the industries gone forever. So sad. The sculpture is wonderful Even better the fact it was actually made in Sunderland by an extremely talented man. 👍👏👏
Loved the video and the story behind it. My granda worked there for many years and used to bring his pop allowance home for us kids to enjoy! :) The only thing that bugged me was at 19.38 minutes, the subtitler used "affect" instead of "effect".
I remember well as a teenager in the mid 1960s, the powerful horses and drays around town, doing regular deliveries to Vaux customers. The sculpture is a wonderful reminder of that. Let us hope also that the redevelopment of Sunderland brings with it, not just pleasant spaces and amenities, but actual prosperity in the form of employment and economic growth to the place where I grew up!
Remember vaux as a bairn. Awesome sculpture and what a talented man. Hats off 👏🙌
An amazing artwork which perfectly evokes my childhood. Ray: you’re a genius.
I have a distinct memory of visiting Vaux on a school trip back in the early 1970s. Walking around the stable area I remember seeing one of the horses names was Silver. It’s one of those memories that has stuck with me. So to see the drayman who looked after him was nice.
Also like the mayor said, the smell of the new brew was unmistakable.
I have so many great memories of growing up in Sunderland and wouldn’t have swapped them for anything. I moved away in 1984 when I joined the army and have never returned to live, but Sunderland is always my home.
The smell from Vaux is something I will never forget. The horses were magnificent though I was always wary of them. All the industries gone forever. So sad. The sculpture is wonderful Even better the fact it was actually made in Sunderland by an extremely talented man. 👍👏👏
Back in the day when Sunderland was a thriving city 😢
Dad worked there in the 60s
Loved the video and the story behind it.
My granda worked there for many years and used to bring his pop allowance home for us kids to enjoy! :)
The only thing that bugged me was at 19.38 minutes, the subtitler used "affect" instead of "effect".
I’ve got a photo of my mam, Emily Browell, dishing out the milk on the back of a horse drawn trap in our village, South Hylton.
Great video ruined by the truly lousy background racket. A pity.
The sculpture is marvelous.