Take a 1983 drive with us in rare video footage taking in Vaux, Littlewoods and more in Sunderland
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
We can publish more of the film footage from 1983 which was shared with us by Joe and Keith Liddle.
Joe, 78, took these scenes as he went on a drive round Sunderland in 1983 and he shared them with his brother Keith, 63, who kindly forwarded the footage to the Sunderland Echo.
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The footage attracted huge interest on social media.
Now we can bring you more of the video which also shows BHS and Burtons.
Keith explained that his father used to live in Sunderland and worked at Doxfords shipyard but left Wearside in 1954 to work as a riveter in a Beverley shipyard on minesweepers.
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He said his brother Keith hails from Sunderland and took the footage on a return to Wearside in 1983.
Do you recognise scenes on the tape? If you do, get in touch to tell us more by emailing [email protected].
We would also love to hear from people who have video reminders of Wearside from times gone by that you would like to share with us.
Have you taken film footage of a local party, football match, carnival, fair or some other aspect of local life?
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If you have, we would love to share the memories. Get in touch by emailing [email protected]. We can’t wait to hear from you.