Our Sunderland Echo followers requested a retro feature on the street as we continue our focus on the Roads, Rows, Lanes, Squares and Avenues of Wearside.
Next up is Silksworth Row and we’ve got 11 archive photos to share including a close-up on women members of the Gunners Club in 1977, the cast of Dracula at the Isis in 2013, and charity dippers pictured at Total Sport a decade ago.
Let’s set off for a drive down retro Silksworth Row.
1. The war years
The old Deptford electricity generating station in the 1940s. St Stephen’s Church and the tram depot at Silksworth Row can be seen in the background. Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. In the 50s
Silksworth Row railway with lots of local shops to identify in 1952. Photo: SE
3. In their Easter bonnets
Sunderland Gunners Club members in their Easter bonnets at the Silksworth Row club in 1977. Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. All change in 1991
The Royal Artillery Association in the foreground and Silksworth Row demolition in the background in this February 1991 scene. Photo: Sunderland Echo