Chris Cordner Journalist
  • Bowburn
  • National World

40 years of service with the Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail and Shields Gazette and passionate about sharing memories of the past across our proud communities.

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Sunderland Echo, Hartlepool Mail, Shields Gazette

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  • Nostalgia

2146 Artículo
21 días
sunderlandecho.com

Seven times Beamish starred on camera after it was named a TV tourism hotspot

What an attraction Beamish Museum is - and a new study has just confirmed it.

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21 días
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A vision in white - but a little Wearside boy had no idea he'd just seen a ghost

A little Wearside boy always remembered the women in a white dress who he saw when he was just three years old.

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21 días
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The Sunderland cinema ghost which dashed through walls

A Sunderland cinema had an extra attraction which wasn’t on the big screen - it was more likely to be seen disappeari...

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The railway line of the Marsden Rattler, its history, and the four reasons for its fame

A very special train with an uncomplimentary nickname - and the line it ran on - created history 70 years ago.

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22 días
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Snapshots of life in Sunderland in 1972, when a big toe, Buckingham Palace and Barnes Park made a...

It was the year when a big toe, Buckingham Palace and a Barnes Park swimmer shared the news.

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22 días
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When the US Navy visited Sunderland - and put in an order for 23,000 pints of milk

Imagine the reaction when a Sunderland dairy got an order - for 23,000 pints of milk.

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23 días
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Seven Sunderland Specsavers pictures as we feature staff and customers from over the years

Check out these super Specsavers scenes from Sunderland’s past.

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23 días
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Nine pictures of the dedicated workers at Sunderland's Crowtree Leisure Centre from its glory days

Let’s take you back to the days of Crowtree Leisure Centre.

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23 días
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Sound of Beamish Colliery coal mine performed by brass band in a stunning piece of new music

A unique new piece of music which captures the sound of a coal mine will have its premiere performance on Wearside th...

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23 días
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Mystery as 80-year-old Sunderland family photo album ends up in the Netherlands

A mystery photo album of a Sunderland family has been found in the Netherlands - and it is filled with pictures from ...

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23 días
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Nine ghostly stories from Sunderland, from the Springwell phantom to the evil spirits of Mowbray ...

A website dedicated to paranormal incidents has a Wearside section which is packed with reports.

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24 días
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Eight Sunderland pubs which changed their names over the years

We’ve all heard of the Old 29 but how many of you know of the other name it once went by?

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