Tag: Retro
about 1 year ago
sunderlandecho.com

A day at Seaburn in 1955 - grab your egg and tomato sarnies for a retro journey to Sunderland sea...

Memories of a 1955 day at the beach - from a little girl who was there

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about 1 year ago
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Hats off to 8 Sunderland characters who brought sparkle to Wearside

From Dave the Race to Jack Reay: Sunderland characters we've loved

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about 1 year ago
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11 happy Sunderland people who were pictured in years gone by

You're a generous and happy lot. You told us all about it in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2011

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about 1 year ago
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe through the years: Here are 19 fascinating pictures of performers and v...

After two years of cancellations, scaling back and social distancing, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is back – here we...

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about 1 year ago
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All this happened at the start of August in Sunderland's history

Nine ways you spent the beginning of August in Sunderland in the past

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about 1 year ago
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Nine Sunderland food challenges over the years, from crickets to chillis

On the menu: Nine food-eating challenges in Sunderland from crickets to chillis

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about 1 year ago
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Playtime: 8 Retro Sunderland photos to celebrate Playday

Time for fun: Getting into a playful spirit with these retro Echo playday photos

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about 1 year ago
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We're all going on a Sunderland coach trip: 9 of them from the past

9 retro coach trips from Sunderland: All aboard for Bamburgh, Gretna Green and Whitby

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about 1 year ago
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A retro day at the seaside as we remember how summer holidays used to be in Sunderland

An Echo archive tribute to days at the beach

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about 1 year ago
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Nine pictures of Sunderland streets in the past, as requested by you

9 yesteryear photos of your streets in Sunderland

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about 1 year ago
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Durham in the 1950s, as a rare cine footage shows the city as it was 70 years ago

Shops, Palace Green and a picnic by the River Wear

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about 1 year ago
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11 extreme weather scenes from Sunderland and County Durham's past

We shivered, sweltered and battened down the hatches during these 11 weather extremes

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about 1 year ago
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70-year-old picture of Sunderland's Durham Road sparks huge reaction

One photo sparked all this interest among nostalgic Sunderland people

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about 1 year ago
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Nine Sunderland squad pictures from the past, featuring Shack, Cloughie, and Monty photo gallery

Nine team pictures of the Black Cats with plenty of stars to spot

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about 1 year ago
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When Harold Wilson stood for election in Sunderland and lost

When Harold Wilson - and Harold Wilson - shared the Sunderland news headlines

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about 1 year ago
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Nine pictures from Sunderland's Fordfield Road over the past 20 years, including a VIP visit

A focus on Fordfield Road: 9 photos from the last 20 years of the Sunderland street

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about 1 year ago
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Curious fruit and veg which has sprouted up in Sunderland over the years - let's root out more We...

When your fruit and veg made the Echo headlines

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about 1 year ago
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Nine pictures of Sunderland folk sampling foods over the years, from low-fat pasties to Greggs sa...

You had your say on frogs legs, pasties and sandwiches

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about 1 year ago
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11 pictures taken at Sunderland play schemes over the summer holidays in years past

11 Sunderland play schemes which laid on fun, games and splashing about

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about 1 year ago
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Nine pictures of Sunderland's Toward Road over the years, from air raids to the YMCA

Time travelling in Toward Road with 9 Echo photos spanning 83 years

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about 1 year ago
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Nine pictures remembering Sunderland's first league game at the Stadium of Light, including fans,...

A film tribute to that very first league game at the SoL in 1997

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about 1 year ago
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Nine harrowing scenes of Sunderland life under the Blitz and Battle of Britain

It ended 80 years ago with more than 270 deaths

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about 1 year ago
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Happy 85th birthday to The Beano from Sunderland, with years of memories

Turning the pages back to these Wearside Beano links

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about 1 year ago
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The throwback songs making your summer playlist - according to Wearside Echoes readers in Sunderland

Listen up! We’ve got your summer soundtrack sorted.

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about 1 year ago
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Nine Sunderland piper memories as we celebrate Bagpipe Appreciation Day

9 Wearside bagpipe moments to get you marching back in time

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about 1 year ago
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From the top of Echo 24: What can you see in these 2006 scenes

A bird's eye view of Sunderland in 2006: Lots of landmarks to spot

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about 1 year ago
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Eight Sunderland lookalikes which had people doing double-takes over the years, from Pink to Elvis

8 Wearside people who looked like a stars: from Pink to Elvis

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about 1 year ago
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Nine of Sunderland's best opening games over the years, including Seb's screamer and Niall strike...

9 SAFC openers you might remember - cue Quinny, Darren Bent, Eric Gates

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about 1 year ago
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11 landmark Sunderland buildings when they were first constructed

You've walked past them all. Here they are when they were first built in Sunderland

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over 1 year ago
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Remembering Sunderland children's greatest sporting achievements, from tiddlywinks to egg and spo...

Marbles, tiddlywinks, fencing, sack race: You conquered them all in Sunderland

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over 1 year ago
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What life was like in Sunderland in 1998, the year Sneezy took the limelight from Ant and Dec

Sneezy the Sunderland star was not to be sniffed at in 1998: even by Ant and Dec

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over 1 year ago
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Nine pictures from Sunderland's Nissan plant over the years, from staff to awards

Its had a giant impact on Wearside: 9 retro photos of Nissan making a difference

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over 1 year ago
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Len Gibson - just one of the Sunderland heroes heralded in a new book and on film

People, places, astonishing achievements - all celebrated in a new book about Sunderland

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over 1 year ago
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The last days of a Sunderland hotel which welcomed The Beatles

An Echo film tribute to the Grand Hotel

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over 1 year ago
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Nine times people in Sunderland dressed up as stars - from Harry Potter to Robin Hood

The day you dressed as Snow White: Harry Potter; Elvis; Ringo Starr; Robin Hood

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over 1 year ago
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Nine pictures of the indoor beach at The Bridges in Sunderland from 2011-2018

The beach is back at The Bridges: Here's 9 times you went there in the past

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over 1 year ago
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Dykelands Road: A retro profile spanning 90 years of the street's history

Dykelands Road: 90 years of the street's history in these 11 Sunderland Echo photos

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over 1 year ago
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11 pictures spanning 90 years of life in Dykelands Road

Dykelands Road: 90 years of the street's history in these 11 Sunderland Echo photos

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over 1 year ago
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Is Barbie really a Mackem? A look at her links to Sunderland

Let's go party with some memories of Barbie on Wearside

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