Retro

Designs for the interior of a bungalow were drawn up by six schoolgirls from Seaham Secondary School in 1975.
Left to right are: Olwen Graham, 15; Elizabaeth Ridley, 14; Julie Gulliver, 15; Sandra Knowles, 15; and Joy Patterson, 15.
Back row, left to right Miss F K College, headmistress; Mrs M Carrick, art teacher and Lea Marchant, 14.

13 fantastic Sunderland art teachers who inspired you

These are some of the most popular free gifts you may remember getting in your cereal box

9 of the best cereal box toys from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

These Vaux horses were enjoying their holiday in 1979.

Retro Sunderland horse scenes for National I Love Horses Day

Bunting and flags in Blandford Street during the World Cup in 1966. Tell us if you remember this.

13 photos from 1966 when the World Cup arrived on Wearside

Queen Street Masonic Lodge

Step inside one of Sunderland's most-historic buildings

Visitors walking past large Voiles created by artist Ash Mills

Explore one of the world's most important documents at new display

The Bridges Centre manager Kevin Rusby having his legs waxed by Body Shop staff in The Bridges. Trisha Divanis, left and Terri Morgan, right joined Kevin for this photo in 1999.

13 photos of late 1990s Sunderland life

These photos show how the UK prepared for the very real threat of nuclear war in the 70s and 80s

Remarkable photos show we prepared for nuclear Armageddon

Margaret Dryburgh.

Join the celebrations of Sunderland heroine Margaret Dryburgh

Arthur Ritson and his wife after his investiture at Buckingham Palace.

Granddaughter stunned as Sunderland granddad's legacy resurfaces

There are some things you almost certainly miss about the 60s if you lived through them

9 things you almost certainly miss about the 60s

A century of wedding gowns

I've collected 400 wedding dresses and now I'm telling their stories

Bollywood at The Tall Ships Races Sunderland event in 2018, when there was live entertainment on the Town Moor.

Sunderland's dazzling Tall Ships Races leg: Would you have them back?

Visitors take a closer look at some of the exhibits on show at the Southwick REACH event.

Kate Adie archive inspires Sunderland event

Engines testing the Queen Alexandra Bridge in a rare but grainy scene from 1909.

Sunderland bridges: Astonishing safety tests they had 100 years ago

Pat McAteer posed for this photo when the Sunderland Echo paid a visit to the Willow Pond in 2008.

11 nostalgic photos from the Willow Pond in Sunderland
Drink in these memories as we toast the Willow Pond - the Sunderland pub which is making new headlines this week.
Chris Cordner

A glamorous look for their night out in Sunderland city centre in 2016.

Sunderland's night out 2016: Port of Call

Members of Washington Greys juvenile jazz band braved torrential rain to lead a march through Washington oto raise money for the local miners fund in February 1972.

Sunderland jazz bands: 13 nostalgic photos

The statue at Ray Lonsdale's studio in South Hetton

New Ray Lonsdale statue to be unveiled depicting POW

If you remember the 80s, you'll almost certainly remember these essential items from back then

9 essential items every household had during the 80s

These are some of the pubs which those who drank there said were among the roughest in the UK back in their day

13 of the UK's roughest pubs from the past

Some of the fantastic end of term shows you put on in Sunderland. Tell us if we got you on camera.

Sunderland Retro: 13 end of term shows you starred in

Teacher Dorothy Wilson retired from Castletown Infants School after nearly 40 years in 1985.

13 farewells from Sunderland teachers on their retirement day

Bus No.24 waiting to depart from South Hylton on the last day of service, in 1995, with driver Jim Rowlands at the wheel.

Sunderland's historic Jolly buses remembered

Some of the Sunderland Echo photos which are helping residents in care homes - and also helping to shape the careers of Sunderland College students.

How Sunderland Echo retro photos are helping to change Wearside lives

Garry Kennedy helps keep aloft more than 600 kites during a mass-flying record attempt at Washington Japanese Kite Festival in 1986.

13 amazing Kite Festival memories

Did you go to school in the 60s or 70s? If so, there are some things you'll almost certainly remember

9 things you'll remember if you went to school in the 60s or 70s
If you’re a child of the 60s or 70s, your schooldays were probably very different to those of youngsters today.
Robert Cumber

The 70s were great for so many reasons, but there are some things you probably don't miss if you were around back then

9 things you probably don't miss about the 70s

Sunderland University freshers had the choice of sports in 2011 - from A for American Football to W and women's rugby.
Pictured are David Peddie, centre, from the Institute of Sports with Tom Mugford and Emma Roberts.

Women's Rugby World Cup: 13 reasons to cheer

A whole gallery of memories for you to enjoy from Bavaria in Vine Place.

Bavaria Sunderland: 2016 Nightclub Nostalgia

The magnificent Vaux horses on their rounds in Sunderland.

Vaux Brewery images from Sunderland

Cheryl Archbold who launched the Bea's 500 Crew as a 'pay it forward' group to help others.

'Gobsmacked' Cheryl wins national award for amazing contributions

Diana, Princess of Wales pictured on her visit to the Interconnections Systems (Plessey) factory in South Shields in 1992.

Princess Diana's lab coat - worn in South Shields - up for auction

A small selection of the work which will be on show in Sunderland.

Tapestries return for Sunderland church's 120th celebrations

The Mayor of South Shields, Ald R Dodds and Ald Jones, both miners at Harton Colliery, march in front of Harton Colliery band on the way to Tyne Dock railway station to go to Durham miners' gala.

15 flashback scenes from the Miners Gala

Pupils from Cleadon Village CofE Primary School were off to Birmingham to compete in the Lego League 15 years ago.

Cleadon Academy: 13 nostalgic class photos

Don't you just love this colourful celebration from a member of the public in Washington six years ago.

Washington July 4 Retro in Photos

Maritime Terrace which created its own piece of Sunderland history in April 1960 when it became pedestrianised.

1960s Sunderland memories in 19 photos

The cost of refuelling has increased since 1960 but not by as much as some drivers might think. The average price of a litre of petrol at a UK pump in 1960 was around 5p, according to official government records, compared with £1.33 today. According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, 5p in 1960 is equivalent to around £1.04 today, so there's not a huge difference. Modern cars are also more fuel efficient than their 60s equivalents, meaning you should be filling up less often.

9 ways driving has changed since the 1960s

Have a look at our small taster of the book which is packed with 96 pages of facts as well as 100 photographs.

Ghosts of the North East: Haunting tales revealed

Back to July 1986 for this mock wedding at Marsden Primary School. Remember it?

Your little ones and their adorable memories from school

A look inside Fusion, the Sunderland nightspot which had 2,000 customers a week in the 1970s. John Pallas was among those who loved it.

Sunderland disco: Best past nightspots

Bob Usher whose career has been packed with great achievements including being an award-winning photographer.

From weddings to nightclubs: Bob's photography journey

These were among the most popular trading cards and stickers of the 80s and 90s, some of which are hugely collectable today, selling for thousands of pounds

9 of the most popular trading cards from the 80s and 90s

Pupils at JFK Primary School were mixing the batter to make the pancakes to go with their Fairtrade banana ice cream in 2010.
Pictured are Lennon Conlon, 8, with Shirley Alderson from Sainsbury's, and left to right; Emily Gilmaney, 9, Holly Young, 8, and Kelly-Ann Gordon aged 10.

Celebrating ice cream days on Wearside

There have been some amazing McDonald's Happy Meal toys over the years

9 of the best Happy Meal toys ever, and how much they could be worth

These are some of the things we found hilarious in the 1990s and 2000s. How many do you remember?

Nine things we found hilarious in the 90s and noughties

A look back at how The Fire Station rose from the ashes

How the Fire Station went from faded grandeur to a red hot venue

13 Black Cats legends you would love to pick for Sunderland's new Premier League team.

Top 13 Sunderland legends fans want back

The works by Edward Backhouse which sold for £400 at auction.

Sunderland books fetch huge auction prices in Newcastle

Emergency services personnel and marksmen at the scene of the 1977 incident.

Lions block Sunderland road in 1977

Queen Elizabeth unveiling the sculpture Pathways of Knowledge

30 years ago: Watch Queen Elizabeth II in Sunderland

Stan Anderson on the ball in a match in Brighton, in December 1958. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Stan Anderson: North East legend

Remembering the children from SS City of Benares

We're honouring the Sunderland children killed by a German U-boat

The final shift for these workers at Boldon Colliery, on June 24, 1982.

One last shift: Boldon miners remembered in 1982

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