We're off on our retro travels to a Sunderland pub.
This time, the Willow Pond gets our attention and we have Echo archive memories from 2007 to 2022.
They include a party with a difference from 2008 and the year when an SAFC legend turned out for the Willow Pond team.
Intrigued? Read on.
![Stepping back through the years with these Echo archive scenes.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/01/9/55/MixCollage-01-Feb-2024-09-06-AM-7440.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Pictures from The Willow Pond
Stepping back through the years with these Echo archive scenes.
![How the pub looked in a photo from February 2007.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/01/8/16/wpo2.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![A customer who took time for a photograph in October 2008.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/01/8/04/wpo5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![A party was held at the pub in 2008.
It celebrated the 100th anniversary of Sunderland's 9-1 win against Newcastle.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/01/8/16/wpo3.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Party time
A party was held at the pub in 2008. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of Sunderland's 9-1 win against Newcastle.