In a message dated 30/09/2007 10:00:08 GMT Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Question 2) This ancestors occupation was give as "Bill Inspector and Gasman at Theatre. Can anyone advise what theatres were in Sunderland at that time. ______________________________________________________ Hi Sue, There were the Avenue Theatre & Opera House in Gill Bridge Avenue, The Theatre Royal in Bedford Street, the Palace Theatre of Varieties in High Street West, and the Victoria Hall Stan