Sunderland City Council chiefs vow to correct misspellings on roadsigns
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A permanent sign in Vine Place gives directions to “Teeside” rather than the correctly spelled “Teesside”, although it is a common misspelling of the place name.
The sign, which stands outside Ttonic* bar, had previously been spelled correctly before an upgrade.
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Hide AdThe erroneous replacement has irritated one Sunderland resident, who passed on his opinions to the Echo.
The resident asked: “A new directional sign in Vine Place shows 'Teeside', as opposed to the correct Teesside. Where is this River Tee please? The mistake is repeated on temporary yellow road signs in Silksworth Row.”
He added: “No wonder young people struggle with basic English, when officialdom falls short!”
The Silksworth Row sign, across the road from the Museum Vaults pub, is part of the ongoing roadworks in the area.
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Hide AdSunderland City Council said: “We will arrange changes to the signs in due course.”
Mistakes with road signage do occasionally occur. In September 2020 workers put up a sign for “Arlington Close” in Pallion, even though the correct “Arlington Street” was still legible just inches above it.
In June 2018 new road markings on the surface of Camden Street north of the Queen Alexandra Bridge gave directions to the city “center”, an American spelling or as some might have it – wrong.
The name of the largest town in Teesside itself has supposedly been misspelled since 1853 when Middlesbrough was given its charter. The name stuck after a semi-literate clerk should have written “Middlesborough” instead.
* “Ttonic” is the correct spelling of the pub.