If you loved to shop in the former department stores of Sunderland, we’ve got lots of reminders of those good old days.
And we have got Bill Hawkins from the Sunderland Antiquarian Society to thank for compiling this super set of images. If you want to find out more, get on down to the Antiquarians on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9.30am at their base in Douro Terrace.
5. Comfy offerings in Blacketts
The furniture department in Blacketts in 1963. Does this bring back memories? Photo: Bill Hawkins
6. Great offers at Joplings
All the latest offerings at the 1975 Beat The Budget event in Joplings. Photo: Bill Hawkins
7. The Binns sale
Hats galore at the 1973 Binns sale. Photo: Bill Hawkins
8. That Rolls Royce touch
A Rolls Royce adds a touch of glamour to the opening of London Counties Bank at Binns in November 1973. Photo: Bill Hawkins