Rowland Burdon MP
(1757-1838)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
1796-1929. To the honoured memory of Rowland Burdon M.P. who built the first bridge upon this site. He laid the foundation stone on the 24th September 1793. The bridge was opened to the public by him on the 9th August 1796. This tablet was unveiled by his grandson, Colonel Rowland Burdon V.D., D.L., J.P. of Castle Eden, and presented to the town by the Freemasons of Sunderland. July 13th 1932, E.H. Brown, Mayor. “Nil desperandum auspice deo”
Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, United Kingdom where they was