13 photos which put Sunderland's cinemas in the nostalgia spotlight

What could be better than a day at the pictures – complete with ice cream and a great film to watch.

Let’s relive the old days of the picture houses with 13 reminders of cinemas across Sunderland and County Durham.

Are you pictured at the Odeon? Do you remember going to the ABC? How about the Cannon or the Havelock?

Let’s roll with our selection of cinema scenes from through the years.

And if these photos bring back happy memories, get in touch and tell us more.

9. The Savoy Picture House

There's plenty of interest in a showing at the Savoy in 1959. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo

How many of you remember taking a trip to the Fairworld in Horden? Here it is in 1976. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Hartlepool Mail

A 1963 view of Holmeside showing the Odeon and the ABC. Do you remember trips to these two cinemas? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Sunderland Echo

All the way back to 1949 for this view of the Havelock. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: SE