A reminder of the days of the Vaux horses and drays - remember these scenes?
Take a look at these scenes which show the horses in days gone by. There are photos of the horses pulling the Vaux drays
Others show the horses having a well-earned rest, and the days of the horseshoeing competition.
Do you remember the horsedrawn drays on the streets of Wearside? Which other iconic reminders of Sunderland’s past do you miss?
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1. Vaux horses on holiday
Four year old Eric Maddison is brave enough to stroke one of the horses as Ronnie Brown, Vaux drayman, keeps a watchful eye in August 1979. Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. A champion scene
Bob Stobbart lets Regal, one of the Vaux horses, have a drink out of one of the trophies that he helped to win at the Royal Show in Windsor in 1988. Photo: se
3. A scene from 1987
The Vaux horse shoeing competition in August 1987. Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. A lovely reminder
Vaux Horses on the streets of Sunderland. Do you remember them? Photo: se