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.
9. Sailing back in time
An advertising float spreads the word about Joplings in 1972. Photo: Bill Hawkins
10. Cathy McGowan
TV presenter Cathy McGowan At Blacketts. It's back to February 1967 for this view. Photo: Bill Hawkins
11. Model memories
A modelling scene at Binns from May 1974. Photo: Bill Hawkins
12. A new era for Joplings
Joplings was rebuilt after a fire and here is the new store under construction in John Street in 1955. Photo: Bill Hawkins