

17 lost North East nightclubs - some you may have forgotten, others you will definitely remember!
And while you probably remember the venues close to home, how many of these others did you visit in the North East?
We have archive photos of clubs across Wearside, South Tyneside and Hartlepool from times gone by.
But how many did you visit of our selection and what are your memories of them?
But how many did you visit of our selection and what are your memories of them?

5. Down at the Gemini
Gemini nightclub owner Ron Trotter pictured with Pans People. Did you visit one of Hartlepool's favourite nightclubs in its 1980s heyday? Photo: hm

6. Fab times in Finos
Finos Nightclub in Park Lane is pictured just before Christmas in 1992. How many nights have you spent in there? Photo: Sunderland Echo

7. Fat Moe's Disco
Back in 1971, youngsters were pictured enjoying themselves at Fat Moe's Disco in Ocean Road, South Shields. It catered for the 14 - 17 year olds. Photo: Shields Gazette

8. Happy times in Houghton
Gass Nightclub in Houghton was pictured in 1995. Did you ever visit it? Photo: Sunderland Echo