Barnes is an inner suburb in the southwest of Sunderland in northeast England, situated about a mile from the city centre.
The Ettrick family mansion, situated to the north of the modern day park on the hill overlooking the surrounding area, was the centre of the estate.
Formerly Little Sisters of The Poor operated a Catholic care home, built in the late 19th century, on the site; it dominates the area.
[2] The Pemberton family appear to have taken over the estate's ownership in the mid-19th century and lived in a red-brick mansion house called 'The Barnes' situated in what is now the lower bowling green areas of the park; 'The Barnes' house itself survived until 1921 when it was demolished to make way for the bowling greens.
Dr Mullen is also the chairman and group leader of the Sunderland Conservatives Association.