Here are 9 hostelries you could have chosen in High Street West and High Street East, from the Gannet to the Dun Cow and the Londonderry to the Ship Inn.
These photos have all been preserved by Ron Lawson from Sunderland Antiquarian Society.
Ron is a former JP who shared part of his huge photo collection of 11,500 pictures with us.
Have a look at how Sunderland looked more than 55 years ago.
Ron is a former JP who shared part of his huge photo collection of 11,500 pictures with us.
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