7 of the Sunderland Echo retro stories you loved the most this time last year

A reminder of the nostalgic stories you loved in 2019.

In the days before the lockdown, when the main event on the horizon was Christmas, these were seven of the most popular nostalgia stories on the Sunderland Echo website and on social media.

There was the one about the Wearside landmarks and photos from their last days before they were bulldozed.

If you didn’t catch it first time round, here it is again.

You loved a reminder of your nights out in 2002 and 2004.

How about a reminder of Sunderland people enjoying a night out on the town.

More than 27,000 of you caught it in 2019 but we have it for you to enjoy one more time.

Lots of us love to go shopping but which of these favourites do you remember from Sunderland’s past?

They all show corner shops which you will have used in times gone by.

Demolition at Roker Park -and other famous Sunderland landmarks - was a 2019 story which attracted a lot of attention.

The pubs of Bishopwearmouth certainly got your attention and more than 23,000 of you drank in the memories.

Take a look once more.

Were you one of the thousands of people who loved a trip to Binns?

Join us on a reminder of the spiral staircase and the Christmas parade.

Sunderland historian Ron Lawson has shared many photos of Sunderland pubs with us and his selection in November 2019 got a huge response. Here is Liberty's which was also known as the Painted Wagon and Traks. Photo: Ron Lawson.

If you remember how Church Street in Seaham looked in years gone by, you might want to re-live the memories.

Here are 21 views from times gone by.

And how about a reminder of a favourite Sunderland hostelry?

Here are 11 reminders of the Londonderry for you to enjoy once more.

Scenes from Binns, including the spiral staircase, brought back lots of memories for Echo followers in 2019.

We hope these hits from 2019 bring you lots of happy memories.

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