Thanks to Sunderland historian Bill Hawkins, we can share a series of Joplings photos with you.
They include the kitchen and hairdressing staff as well as the management.
We also have a photo of the annual parade through the streets of Sunderland to promote the Christmas fair.
And were you there when Coronation Street star Pat Phoenix came to town?
To find out more about the history of Sunderland, visit the Sunderland Antiquarian Society’s Facebook page or its website at http://www.sunderland-antiquarians.org
To share your own Wearside memories, contact Chris Cordner on [email protected]
1. Stars in the store
Coronation Street stars Pat Pheonix and Peter Adamson visiting Joplings in the early 1970s. Photo: Bill Hawkins. Photo: nop
2. The staff dinner dance
Do you recognise any of the staff pictured at the 1957 dinner dance at Roker? Photo: Bill Hawkins. Photo: Bill Hawkins
3. Modelling in 1964
Elegance and Grace models photographed on the roof of the John Street store in 1964. Photo: Bill Hawkins. Photo: Bill Hawkins
4. Christmas on its way
The annual parade advertising the coming of the Christmas toy fair at Joplings in the 1970s. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Bill Hawkins. Photo: Bill Hawkins