Watching the eclipse over Tunstall Hill in August 1999.Watching the eclipse over Tunstall Hill in August 1999.
Watching the eclipse over Tunstall Hill in August 1999.

15 pictures from Sunderland in 1999 - the year the city counted down to the new millennium

It was the year of changes and the world was about to enter a new millennium – but what was happening in Sunderland?

Sunderland were promoted, Dewhirsts were award winners and Woolworths was celebrating an anniversary.

A local school had its first youth club and Kevin Phillips scored THAT famous goal.

Want to see more? Read on and see how many of these scenes you remember.