As proposals to turn the area into film studios take shape, we’ve had a rifle through our archive to bring you some classic shots of the shipyard, which is the city’s last remaining, in its heyday when mighty ships were launched onto the Wear.
You can read about the proposals for the site here.
5. Mighty ships
More from the launch of Ion Doxfords on 20 August 1970. Photo: Sunderland Echo
6. The heyday of shipbuilding
Celebrating another successful launch Photo: Sunderland Echo
7. New life
The shipyard in 1976. Its footprint could now house the world's largest 'water studio' utilising the existing structures. Photo: national world
8. Royal visitor
Prince Charles, now King Charles III, at Pallion shipyard in November 1979. Photo: Sunderland Echo
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