Content based on the tag Retro

Sunderland's oldest company Speedings: A look at the firm which has flown the flag for Wearside s...

It even made flags for SAFC at Wembley

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Life in Sunderland in 1979, the year we were hit with bin strikes and rationing

Six weeks of rubbish had built up

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The decade when Sunderland's East End Garths made way for new developments

'At its heart is the families born and bred in the area'

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Nine retro photos from the proud Washington school with a great Ofsted report

Tears of joy in the classroom

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The winter of 1979 when Sunderland was sealed off from the rest of Britain

1,500 cars stranded on the A1

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The Sunderland rat catcher who ate snails as a delicacy

He was the pied piper of Sunderland

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11 pictures charting 80 years in the life of Sunderland's Stockton Road

You welcomed Billy Bragg and the Olympic torch relay

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The changing look of 11 Sunderland streets

Photos from the 1800s right through to the modern day

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35 incredible Blackpool retro photos go back in time to 1950-1951

These amazing photos take us back to Blackpool in 1950 to 1951.

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The Smugglers in 1993, the year the Sunderland pub achieved a 'first'

The Smugglers led the way for the North East

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Nine Sunderland cuppa memories for National Hot Tea Day

Tea time for all with this set of Wearside memories

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19 rare Blackpool Pleasure Beach photos from the Getty archives including Noah's Ark and the Big ...

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is iconic in its own right.

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The lost pubs of Hendon: Nine locals from Sunderland's past

All nine are a part of Wearside history

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25 brilliant Blackpool retro scenes of life at Layton Primary and Boundary Primary Schools, 90s a...

This nostalgic trip back in time takes in two Blackpool schools.

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Five memories from 1994, the year Sunderland Marina opened

'A proper harbour for real sailors'

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When hotels and huts used as PoW camps, find out more at a Sunderland talk

Spotlighting the lives of prisoners from the world wars

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Jack Marshall

29 retro pictures of old Preston shops like Booths, Comet, Dorothy Perkins, and gun stores down t...

Preston is a city that has seen much change over the years, especially when it comes to its retail offerings.

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Andrew Hutchinson

The rise and fall of roller skating in Edwardian Leeds

'If you would be graceful learn to skate' was the shout-out to revellers keen to give it a go.

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Nine pictures of the Ashbrooke Road relay races in Sunderland in 2009

Runners galore in these 2009 scenes

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Nine Sunderland and Durham newsagents who ended up being stories themselves

Drums, singing: They're so much more than just a newsagents

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

27 amazing Blackpool scenes inside The Galleon Bar - the people and music right back to the early...

The Galleon Bar is one of Blackpool most iconic venues and it dates back to the 1950s.

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11 pictures celebrating Sunderland's The Bunker

So many great scenes from the 90s to 2019

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Nine pictures from Sunderland's Grange Park Primary, the school with exceptional pupils

Stage shows, breakfast club and kitchen scenes

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

33 superb Blackpool 1990s pictures from Paul Gascoigne to Alfie Boe, Blackpool FC and TVR

Some of these amazing pictures haven't seen the light of day for three decades and tap into what life was like in Bla...

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25 nostalgic Blackpool scenes of railway stations across the Fylde Coast down the decades

Blackpool is entwined with railway tracks through its two main stations and elsewhere across the Fylde Coast

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Nine pictures of Sunderland's Market Square over the years

A rock star and an age-old tradition is in our line-up of photos

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Memories of Elemore pit which shut 50 years ago

One last chorus of 'for he's a jolly good fellow' to the pit manager

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Nine pictures from Sunderland's Dame Dorothy Primary School in 2003

Gardening, drawing and a street party

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Nine scenes of frozen Sunderland, including when it was cold enough to freeze the Wear

Cold enough to freeze dry docks

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11 pictures of Vera filming in and around Sunderland as detective series returns to ITV with seri...

We've spotted the cameras at Sunderland Uni, the Civic Centre and Washington

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The day you queued in the cold for hours to get Sunderland Lion King tickets, back in 2014

Queuing people got goody bags, doughnuts and coffee

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Nine pictures of Sunderland's Sea Road shops, from 1902 to 2008

From Moores to Coombes with a stop-off at Burrell's

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Nine pictures of people in Sunderland's Keano's Bar on derby day in 2008

A busy day in Sunderland in 2008

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Nine pictures of Sunderland's Newcastle Road over the years, including speedway, storms, and swim...

Photos from 1947 to 2021

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25 awesome Blackpool picture memories of Sands Venue and Legends

The Sands was a popular live entertainment and dining venue in the resort

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Fans memories of their first Sunderland-Newcastle derby

'Sitting on the concrete rails in the Roker End'

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Sunderland children pictured with the FA Cup in 1974

50p a go at Roker Park and what a moment it was

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Nine Sunderland faces at New Year in 2011 and 2012

They were all pictured 12 and 13 years ago

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blackpoolgazette.co.uk

25 breathtaking Blackpool pictures which define its early building and structure heritage

Blackpool has a rich heritage of fascinating buildings, from famous landmarks to fine examples of Art Deco.