These Alms Houses were built in the 1840s as accommodation for retired merchant seamen. They are named after Lord Nelson’s famous victory in 1805. they are Grade II-listed as a group (English heritage List Entry Number: 1207071 Link Heritage Gateway). The forecourt wall and the lamp standard in the centre of the square are separately listed, also at grade II Link .
NC8766 : Snow Admiral memorial This memorial to a Sunderland vessel that was wrecked in the Pentland Firth in 1842 lacks any further detail. Is there a record of the incident in the annals of Sunderland I wonder?