We asked the community on our Wearside Echoes Facebook group to nominate their favourite cosy Sunderland pub from down the years for an autumn drink. And from much-missed watering holes to beloved city staples still welcoming customers today, we have rounded up some of your favourites.
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5. The Double Maxim
The Double Maxim first started serving customers in 1938. Was this one of your stops on a Sunderland pub crawl? Picture: Ron Lawson. Photo: Ron Lawson
6. The Gannet
The swinging '60s and The Gannet in High Street West. Do you remember it? Picture: Ron Lawson. Photo: Ron Lawson
7. The Museum Vaults
Who's for one at the Museum Vaults? Pictured here in 2010. Photo: Sunderland Echo
8. The Painted Wagon
Memories of The Painted Wagon Saloon, Holmeside, in August 1974. Photo: Sunderland Echo